but lacks the excitement, robust activity, and the pros listed above. 

A mortgage or lack of one does not impact that. 

I understand the core concept between getting your main property, and then 3-5 comps you adjust to reflect the apples to apples number, but what I'm failing to grasp is the why you adjust other properties to your focus property, and not the other way around?

Although I believe in second chances, I would at a minimum not renew the lease if I even decided to purchase the property for a number of reasons:-You already know what they tenant is capable of (this is why we screen)-Obviously the present tenants don't know or care but future tenants may, especially if you are doing renovations and increasing rentsOther factors include reputation and questions about what else was lack by the previous management (what other warm bodies fill the units).

September, isn't that when Apple releases the new iPhone?

Hi, First timer and I just bought and renovated a Duplex in Dekalb, Atlanta. it is a B to C area. Each unit is a 2 bed/1bath, expected to rent at $650-$700. Have got a lot of interest but not many people willing to gi...

It would be a shame to see 'dead' sub-forums due to the lack of BP members living and/or investing in it's designated area.

I found out though my thinking was based upon my lack of experience and here's what I discovered.There are high taxes everywhere.

However, if you want to do a double closing and lack the funds then you should research transactional funding.

It's just being lazy and/or trying to make up for a lack of analysis ability.Learn how to analyze property properly (say that again 5 times fast).