Your fundamental duty as a landlord is to provide a safe and healthy residence.

Originally posted by Jon Holdman:....Fundamentally, we have some very tough choices....Great post, Jon...as are all the others in this thread...One thing I'll point out (and I probably sound like a broken record on this topic) is that there is an alternative to both "spending less" and "raising more."

That is a fundamental principle of most real estate investing.

I would add off-street parking.There is an updated 3bed/2 bath renting across the street for $1500 w/ G&E.

The banks are horrible about returning e-mails and you'll be luckily if you ever speak to your "negotiator.

I could moderate the site, gather suggestions, send e-mails, etc.

I can tell you some sellers do not like wholesalers.They don't want maybe's.The seller wants to know it will close and not if a,b,c,d,e,f,g happens.

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I do most of the maintenance myself and I did a few fixer upper projects.Goal 3: I made some progress on my R/E debt.

Came upon your site while reading an article about R/E on msn.com , so i felt to follow up with joining the BP forum & look into a new vehicle for networking in the world i have been in for 22 years .