The Pros will give you all the examples of how the Numbers work, but, the Numbers don't mean a damned thing in this Economy.

Although Dallas has a fantastic economy and growing population, it also has some of the highest property taxes and insurance rates in the nation making cash flow and ROI quite week.

There are numerous reasons why I would like to start with MF, rather than SFR (economies of scale, fewer investors to compete with, allows for use of professional management, etc.).

In today's market environment, unlike back at the turn of the economy, everything cost more.  

The economy is rather depressed and when people do buy houses they are looking for cheap bargains.  

I get no multi-policy discounts/economies of scale.  

It seems the cons are rather obvious (diverting my focus and attention, having to find another network of professionals I can trust, less economies of scale, more travel) and I'm not sure there are a whole lot of benefits.

Abel Mendez be cautious of condos because they're the first to go in a bad economy (as I fear we are nearing the top soon).

You have control over your cash flow and your NOI directly impacts the value of your property.You have more economies of scale too.

Our Economy Collapsed in 2008 and my properties in S.