Her kids are now out of high school, so location is not as important as it was when she first started renting from me.But when she leaves I will have had at LEAST 3.5 years of 100% occupancy, 100% on time rent.  

Kids grew up and split, and we couldn't afford it anymore.

(I've tried to bribe the Lowes guy to come with me - but they just chuckle like I'm kidding)I get 2 contractors bags ready.  

Love the comment about putting the kids to work!

Kids with guns, in a poverty stricken area, robbing other people in poverty--for poverty amounts of money.I'd be afraid to walk in that area too.Class D owner/operator problem (which is one reason people say class D is a tough cookie).And the renter you replace her with will be bulletproof (???)

I kid you not.I had another one in Erie PA where they fined me this past winter when there was 3 feet of snow on the ground and said we needed to paint the house, they gave us 2 weeks then started fining me.

Lets save the kids stuff for Facebook

Be careful kid.... buy a property where you intend to live and have an efficiency so you can live "rent" free.What's nice is that you have cash can you can definitely use that to negotiate a much lower asking price.

Then I ended the lease of the one that had the kid that was damaging property and littering all over.I tried to spread it out over the summer because I knew the units would need some major cleaning and updates.

The other reason I'm leaning this way is to build something worth passing on to my kids.