There are national players in some categories of home repair that do an *adequate* (but not a great) job in their specialty, but they cost a lot more than the local guys.

:You can pretty much write off December--people just aren't looking to move between Thanksgiving and Christmas. . . .There are a few scenarios where good people will move in this time window.The place they are in is getting foreclosed (and they are tenants); their place had some disaster (natural or fire); something renders the house unsafe or uninhabitable (think mold or lead paint issues), and landlord refuses repairs; crime spree in the neighborhood the are in; expecting a child shortly and need more space; change of jobs.There might be some other scenarios ...

Dave T I'm no CPA, just a natural born fool, so possibly they could have, but they chose not to after weighing out the situation.

all Cash out2. pay buyer closing costs3. take small second mortgage4. finance buy with first mortgageAnd a long time ago somebody told me that if real estate has been adequately advertised and has NOT sold in 90 days, then the price is too high.

As long as you can produce POF to show adequate cash, you can generally close any way you like.

I have seen that way to much where people will put in natural stone tiles in an old property, where the joists aren't rated for the weight, so the floor flexes and dips, causing the tiles to crack.With that being said..

You may also want to inquiry as to whether your area has a Landlord briefing in which they explain the process and your obligations as a Landlord on the program, specific things to documents in your lease ( inspections, maintenance, laws to protect Victims of domestic Abuse and things of that nature.

I could see rational reasons for doing it either way depending on the nature of the investments and personal liquidity situation.For example, if you were pulling a good wage and had savings you could make up for hiccups/shorfalls, so you may want the lower rate even with the bigger payment (your return would be greater).

They take full consideration of the strong positive feed back nature of the real estate market and chase the momentum without fear, the same way they have done to the stock market.

The results showed my natural way of working (my instincts) were that of an Entrepreneur.