Thanks for the tip - I've used the feature before but apparently when you back space to change the name it breaks the Java Script(or whatever technique is used) behind it and doesn't look up anymore in Firefox on Mac until you delete the @ sign all together and type it over! 

Owner occupying a 4 plex is a great way to get in the game with as low as 3.5% downpayment FHA.OTOH 5 and great units are financed as commercial mortgages usually higher interest rate and maybe only fixed for 5 years then adjustable. 

With conventional financing, you have to have "skin" in the game.

So my experience is it all depends on the end game when I am looking at propertirs which changes the expectations on numbers I need to meet before making a move.

If you find comparable properties with similar square footage, features, bedrooms/bathrooms that are renting for a price that you find acceptable as an investor, then the investment to improve your property might be worth it.

:(Brian, I have complained about this feature on iPhone using safari, very similar to what you just wrote.

So the whole game is a bit different.  

to me, investing in $500 houses in Detroit is all about playing the LOOOONG game. you are buying dirt, hoping that something reemerges from the ashes.

hedge funds have been big in this game over the past years http://fortune.com/2013/05/01/the-lucrative-investment-trend-hedge-funds-dont-want-you-to-know-about/

Let's play the math game you enjoyed since I just finished renting a property:30 minutes per interested party that actually bothers to show up x15 people: 7hr 30min15 minutes per interested party that didn't bother to show up x10 people: 2hr 30minIncome from fees: $0Lost wages: 10hr x $25/hr = $250 (I actually make FAR more than that, but trying to be fair)Let's assume that my 3 properties do this twice a year (the trend so far): -$250 x2 x3: $1,500/year lossLet's say I don't screen and I get "that guy" that I trusted to tell me how amazing he was like you claim about yourself.