Sam LeonIn my part of Florida the tenant usually both waters and maintains their own yard in a SFR.

(Investment concentration) I currently work in the banking industry and have a respectable foundation in investing and what it takes to become involved in the world of real estate risk taking.

In my opinion, blogging -- along with all social networking -- is an opportunity for you to build a brand, create some name recognition, build credibility and in general, bring some level of trust upon yourself.This also includes participating here at BP, blogging here at BP (if you don't want the hassle of maintaining your own blog) and networking with other active investors here and elsewhere.

Right now I am concentrating in the area of mobile home investing.

Details:Purchase price: $190,000Current lease with tenant in other side: $1,200/monthTaxes: $3,500/yrBuilt in 1994 and looks well maintained so upkeep should be relatively low.

A lot of the houses are fairly maintained and had the grass freshly cut.

But I'm not going to worry about that at the moment and concentrate on finishing the course.

What I believe people are trying to convey here and in another thread is that if you're looking to become an investor, you need to concentrate on buying properties that work, not buying charity properties.

He purchaced several turn key, and well maintained condos for around 45-60k each.

I use quicken for my home finances and I have our house listed as an asset then everything I buy for it as an upgrade goes into that asset account and everything I buy to maintain it goes to a home maintenance category I have set up so it's not reflected in the "value" of the home.