The biggest holdup, if within Baltimore city, is the"lien sheet" that has to be prepared by the city with a list of city municipal bills.

-LA metro is more volatile that OKC (or input other smaller cities) it has a great upside but a huge downside when prices move.

I agree that the state income tax issue has to be a major downside to trying to sell a home right on the state border but for a rental...Rent: 850Maintenance 10%: -85.00CapEx 10%: -85.00Vacancy 6%: -51.00Prop Management 12%: -102.00Home Insurance: -65.00Property Tax (2016-$708.66): -59.06Mortgage (57k over 30 years @4%): -272.00Monthly Cash Flow of $130.94Am I wrong in my numbers or is it people just don't like Oak Grove because the city has a bad rep and nobody wants to buy in KY?

And investment properties are the biggest area of overlays for large banks.  

Downside being starting a new 30 year loan on townhome.ii) Or just do a HELOC/find other financing means for interest and keep paying monthly installments with new cash flow from the condo.Thansk!

I bet more than a few times stock investors had wished that they could force the value of their stocks to go up :) The downside is that forced appreciation takes work, so you have to factor to what extent your returns are from your labor vs from the investment.

I highly recommend getting your license - there is little downside.  

There are some down sides to that method as well since it requires you to record documents and pay the recording fee. 

@Wade StahleDepreciation is one of the biggest forms of welfare that we landlords enjoy.

This can be difficult but no suit can moved forward without service-Now the downside with being a landlord in Texas.