By placing all your eggs in one basket, you'll not only increase competition, but decrease exposure.

no,a business plan doesn't mean much to me sorry...i would want 5-10%..if you're looking for a low or no money down situation, your best bet is to target a motivated seller where you can decrease expenses, improve operations, and increase rents...good luck.

As you age the amount of risk you should tolerate should decrease.

My fear has decreased thankfully.

I calculate that I can break even with a 25% drop in rents, and that would be an unprecedented decrease in San Diego.

Much of the decrease in profit has come from increased time on the market and increased holding costs.

even if the market suggests the LL pays, I'd rather decrease the rent and have the tenant pay for utilities

My rentals problems decreased dramatically when I started to insist on minimum 2 year leases.

I can increase or decrease the amount of money we keep based on the amount of maintenance / mgmt.

The median sale price for All MLS sales increased to $97,165 – up by 35%Average Days On-Market decreased by 14 days, from 87 to 73