Today they are much more stable.

Foreign investors are attracted to the US in part because of the transparent and stable system, ease of doing business, and of course, expectation of future growth.

So I’m thinking I need to patch those holes and mount a shorter shelf so the door can open into the wall and not the shelf.

Chasing motivated sellers)IDEa as we grow is to have: office person, field person and maintenance personLastly once we achieve a stable business we could start offering property services to other peopleMy concerns of hiring this person are:- she lives far from properties..

Granted, that wont be possible in every area, but there are a lot of good, working/middle class, stable areas.

Been on the ride when the market was stable and rode the roller coaster. 

I've been working off and on since I was 18, finally got a stable job but only been here for 8 months.

If buying SFR I would make sure you buy in the B and above class neighborhoods, which will provide a stable investments without the constant turnover and headaches that a C- and worse will provide.

In both cases the filters were completely filthy (one of the tenants had the bright idea of cut wood for a shelf in the house so the filter was clogged with sawdust).Some landlords give up attempting to train tenants on something as simple as changing filters (and, admittedly, it's easy to forget to do this) and simply make it a point to stop by monthly for smoke alarm checks and filter changes.Gail

I think it's best to become successful and financially stable before starting a family.