I've been sitting on this question for a while now as I've been busy with other things.I know, an ice-cream or yogurt store in Maine is pretty risky!

I currently only have 2 properties but one is sitting at 1.4 and my second one was at 1.6 but I just raised rent by $50 per month so it is now at 1.7.

.), you're kind of stuck with it where it sits.

If I were in your situation, I would sit down with your aunt and explain your perspective both as a nephew and as a landlord.

It has two units on the front which appear as a duplex, and on the back of the property (property is on a downward slop, there is a 1br/1ba unit that was built from the finished basement which sits below the other two units.

The substantial amount of information that is free on the internet that covers hundreds if not thousands of pages upon pages of dry complex descriptions of the different options that would take you hours/days/weeks (if you could even commit to sitting in front of your computer that long without falling asleep or getting on a social media website) to sift through and determine what is "the right way" and how it applies to you in a way that will be successful.

A good first wash is with household full strength Dawn in a spray bottle and let the dawn sit on the wall for a few minutes before rinsing will do wonders2. 2 Coats of KilZ3.

Lenders are only concerned with debt to income ratios these days, the other assets you have won't matter unless they sit in a bank account and will be used as down payment funds.

Most contractors I know don't sit in the office and I did have a couple tell me the bank is asking for too much and quit.

Nick B. - One of my best friends is a wholesaler extraordinaire (Mike Cantu).