The objective of these discussions is to FIND THE TRUTH through logical debate and discussion, not to win a point.Originally posted by "TN-Apprentice":(I also find Zillow very irritating in that it always says it's not compatible with my version of Firefox, which happens to be the latest 2.0.0.3 -- Let's get with the times, people!)

get rid of them and next time take a video condition report of your units (that is what we do) or have them sign something that they accept the unit in the condition they found it. .Also--your lease should have a clause regarding foreign objects down the toilets and that the tenant is financially liable for same--the bigger Pockets site for free forms has a lease that has that enumerated --its good.

Everybody's got different objectives and measure their successes and failures with different metrics.

The twin impacts of rent reduction and stimulus- in my mind, anyway- are likely contributing to a labor shortage while simultaneously promulgating a higher unemployment rate.

Will the appreciation continue...who knows...but you have to remember where Columbus was 5-7 years ago...some locations with 40-70% year-over appreciation are still affordable...very affordable compared to MSA's of the same size...In the Twin Cities there are homes I see selling now for around $145k that not too many years ago I passed on for $15k, literal numbers.

My PM is 10% rent, so I net positive $450/month - well worth it.When I started doing this, the common objection I heard was that people would say they didn't want to do rent by room because they were more rough on the property with more people moving in and out.

Both the stock market and real estate are good investments...that meet different objectives.

Do you like connecting with people or are you better at more object-centered things?

The bright shiny object syndrome gets in the way and all good sense goes out the window.

Also, what your financial and personal objectives are.