Using leverage is such a powerful tool to scale your portfolio beyond what other investment options offer. 

That last part is a powerful question that Puts a lot of perspective into keeping a home or not. 

Cut out stumpDriveway - I'd clean up the driveway- not sure if it needs only sweeping hard to tell with grass in the driveway-First appearances matter.Front porch and front porch covering- not sure what that is on top but power wash.Living room- Carpet or depending on what floors look like underneath- If wood I would leave wood depending on condition, if not wood carpet- Strip wall paper off walls and nuetral paint- Not sure about the panel.Kitchen- I'd concentrate most of my money here- Tile the floors or if nice wood in the living room then I'd just extend the wood floors into kitchen.

The company unexpectedly reduced their footprint in the Augusta, GA market due to a big corporate HQ decision.  

I want to share what I believe is a powerful commentary from Peter Giardini about not only the impact of government intervention on the landlord business, but also the perception of landlords as big bad evil rich people - out there to hold down the little guy.Please take a few minutes to read it and leave your feedback there for Pete and all the other readers to see.Government Intervention — and We Landlords are The Targets!

No--the powers that be have turned a blind eye for 3 years now.

Don't forget about saving ample amounts of reserves to cover your growing portfolio should anything unexpected happen.

Our Equity Investors typically invest less than 5% of the purchase price and generate a cash-on-cash ROI of at least 25% over a 6-12 month period using the power of leverage and risk management.  

They have power, they have heat and cooling.

If the inspector had not called out the potential roof problem, my client would have been faced with an unexpected $12,000 expense in the near future.Investor (You)Your job is to lead the team but it would be a very incompetent leader that did not listen to their trusted advisers.