I only have issues against stereotypes, such as women who have a purse full of cash must be strippers, or that men who have a briefcase full of cash must be in the mob (or any stereotype).Actually my comment was that she was throwing money at the house...which in turn makes the house the stripper and the woman with a purse full of cash a patron of the the stripper.I have issues against stereotypes too, such as a woman with a purse full of cash couldn't possibly be soliciting a stripper but would themselves have to be one.Perhaps the houses' name is Bob, and perhaps dancing makes him feel pretty.In all seriousness no matter how you read it, it was poking fun of an obvious stereotype, not jabbing at a woman's right to bear cash.

On the negative end, you run the risk that your tenant prefers to live with seemingly minor issues (e.g. pipe leaks) rather than call you to have an appropriate repair accomplished, in which case you could end up with extensive (and expensive) longer-term repair costs, such as water damage.I'm interested in some sage advice from those of you having experience applying a tenant deductible...good or bad.

I foreclosed on my house because it was on the market in Detroit for 2+ years without a bite, serious negative equity, and a bank that refused to short sale, so I left.

If not, then it doesn't matter what you'll mark the price up to because you don't have to worry about negative feelings from them.

However, I have started to wonder if it might be worth my time to offload some of the work.I don't think a property manager is in order yet, I only have 10 apartments.

I just can't see paying someone else to do work that I can do myself.Disclaimer: I only own one 4 unit apartment building (for 15 years or so).

With some owners having past negative experiences with other management companies, I pride myself in being prompt, professional, and always enthusiastic in a business that needs a breath of fresh air!

What you are doing is a great thing and as a newbie, I only wish I had/have someone like you to guide me.

After almost a year after completing the requirements to taking my test, I only used Real Estate Centre's crash course that @Andrew Fingado mentioned and passed on my first attempt.

I only have multi-units in Dundalk right now, but would love to mixed it up with a few single family homes.