I regularly see appraisers select properties that push value down.

And they are basically just sleeping there

While I won’t be able to have these funds deposited into my regular checking account until I reach retirement age, I do have more control of the funds, and I get to continue my education and experience in various real estate opportunities I wouldn’t have access to without this strategy.

He also received a very fair rent and his properties were always show ready with us taking such great care of them and them being cleaned and touched up regularly.

@Richard F. thanks for your insights and sounds totally reasonable to treat late fees as regular "rental income".

It's a close proximity to the ocean...as we are but this unit sleeps more , very much updated ,yields more revenue, better COC return & winterized.... we are in the Maine area... 

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But for any sort of regular support its a really pain unless the agent has a "buddy" who can quickly look everything up and somehow help with access. 

Second if they say they barely sleep you’re in for trouble.

I regularly track those percentages much like I track the breakout of my stock market investments (Growth, Growth and Income, Aggressive, and International (Yes, that’s another Dave Ramsey’ism).