It is everywhere now, and I think we can all say we have seen the number of people interested in and participating in REI grow exponentially.

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However, as you mentioned, the fact that it produces cash, plus tax savings on top of appreciation is why if you have the patience and money to acquire rentals, it can be a great addition to your portfolio.However, participating in the stock market consistently over the long run will generally see a lot higher returns than property appreciation (about 40% since the beginning of 2016).

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Here is a good application case of the BRRRR strategy.You, the investor, have savings of $50k and you want to invest in RE using the BRRRR strategy.You find a property for 100k which is selling at a discount because it needs some repairsDoing your analysis, you realize that other houses in better conditions in that neighborhood are selling at 165k.You also could realize you could improve the value of that house and all it would need is 25k of renovation work.Your plan is to rent out that propertyBecause it is an investment property, let's say the maximum the bank will lend is 80% of the value of the house, so you need to come up with 20K (which you have)Your realtor (or attorney) also tells you that the closing costs would be 5k.You go ahead with the purchase of that house for 100kYou spend 25k out of pockets at the closing (20k for the down payment required by the bank and 5K of closing costs)You spend another 25k for rehabbing the propertyAll the end of the rehab, you would have spent 50kYou rent out of the property.After maybe 6 months (or longer), you refinance the house by getting a new mortgage from a new lender for up to 80% of the current new value of the house.An appraiser comes and acknowledges you have done a good job and the house is now worth 165k.Following the same lending criteria, the new bank will then lend 132k (132k=165*0.8).80k of the loan for 132k you get will go towards repaying the previous loan and you'll be left with 52k which you can go and use the way you want.Remember you started with $50k of savings and no house.Now you are the proud owner of rental property.

I love parks and find a lot of folks just don't really get the model yet but would like to learn more and participate alongside folks that really know how to find and operate them well. 

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I LOVE MONTH TO MONTH...As far as raising or increasing the rent for that period I don't think it really matters that much,, if her plans fall thru and she doesn't transfer and is still there you can on a MONTH 2 MONTH lease give her a rent increase 2 or 3 months down the road.. so your not stuck for a whole year.YOU should  manage your own properties,, You should take note and introduce yourself to tenants if your on property so you know who belongs there, you should be proud of what you own, and take measures to induce the same pride of ownership in your tenants,, this tenant wondered who was walking around is a prime person,, concerned enough to wonder what was going on.I recommend you start with downloading the landlord tenant laws for your state, join a landlord association if there is one around you and take advantages of classes and other things they offer.Choice to dump your management co is fine,, personally if you live close enough like people and interaction then try it.. if you find it's not your cup of tea , then switch back. 

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