All of this case law could be applied (at the Federal level) in considering what constitutes an unacceptable delinquency rate for loans made on primary residences if the courts agree.Any operator, no matter how small, should be prepared to defend their delinquency rates, and to work smarter and more effectively at decreasing them.

In some markets, this group really gets pounded tho, so results really depend a lot on the level of competition, and it's pretty healthy in Gwinnett county.Think of other strategies as well - such as AdWords (Google search ads), or billboards or even a wrapped car.

While it may be true that schools aren't very good in that district, when compared with a GoodSchools.com rating in the rest of Richmond city (surrounding counties are a different story) there isn't much of a statistical difference in quality anywhere inside the city limits which levels the playing field a bit.So that brings it down to whether a potential investor is comfortable landlording in Barton Heights.

For example, some lenders have a faster turn around then others make sure you know this up front.

Regardless of the time/effort and even cash expended to-date, you made an executive level decision to cut your losses and shop elsewhere. 

He is one of the few guru's that still continues to do deals on the street level.

If there is a fire within the next 45 days, that Tenant could die in the blaze due to no windows - does it have ground level ingress/egress?

We are far from perfect, and our winters are not everyone’s favourite climate, but on an international level it is hard to beat the safety, opportunity, education, health care, natural resources, and financial stability which Canada has to offer.

There are definitely a few benefits to keeping them separate, and potentially legal implications depending on where you invest:Opening a separate account for security deposits will ensure that there's no chance of them being spent - this is the one that might be legally required as well.Keeping a separate "operating account", even if you're not a business, can absolutely help you keep the two sides of your finances apart and more accurately track income vs. expenses and the reserve level that you have for the properties.Theoretically, if you're using a very detailed budgeting/outflow tracking application or scheme, you could make the operating account unnecessary...but it's a very small action that will help you simplify things greatly, especially around tax time.

When people start calling I have a list of question to ask to find their level of motivation.