Today, I will only carry mortgages and only carry an amount that I can pay without affecting my lifestyle if the properties are vacant.  

I dont play "God" however if I see a lifestyle problem it is my job to protect all of my tenants and if that means making someone homeless for the holidays I am fine with that.Many years ago I had a family of 5 evicted from an apartment on Christmas Eve due to failure to pay rent.  

I advise landowners wanting to convert from cropland to another ag valuation to leave the land as is because it will enhance the habitat and increase the wildlife food and cover requirements (of course that depends on what crops were grown) --down here in my neck of the woods rent for crop land does out way cattle grazing leases especially if the landowner participates in a percentage of the harvest in addition to a per acre charge for the land.

It's the whole lifestyle, poor choices, lack of access to aide, rampant entitlement mentality, plus much more combined with many economic, social, and cultural factors.

There life style is already set up to receiving monthly payments.

Although just north of you, around Powell and Cody, there have been cutbacks on legacy enhanced oil production.As you are probably aware @Jerry W., the price of natural gas hasn't improved much since early 2009.

We sold off our properties here in Ontario and bought a farm in Bloomfield (30 min east of SJ).We're pretty pumped about the adventure and change of lifestyle -  ready to hit the ground running and (re)build our portfolio in the Maritimes. 

I haven't explored the program in detail but when I did briefly look into it I found they would have a company come out and make up to $2-3k in enhancements.

I have just discovered a couple off tools that well make a great difference and my productivity and I am very excited to share my discoveries.Both my education and communication will be enhanced by the use of these tools.

All we need to do is some simple things (caulk around the fixtures in restroom, cleaning windows, capping gas lines into rooms, installing garbage disposal, etc) for it to truly be move-in ready and a good representation of our product we offer to our residents.I've read books on how to market and fill properties but what I'm really most concerned about is the learning curve my husband and I have about the legalities of landlording.I'm a Lifestyles Unlimited member so I have access to some documents that landlords use but I've got some questions about applicants and how to handle them legally.We have our list of criteria below.