When renting any property you own, it is imperative that you locate reliable and trustworthy tenants to ensure your home is cared for and the bills are paid on time.Advertising for and interviewing tenants is much like an employer attempting to locate the next great worker to join the company.

Home Depot markets a very economical yet energy efficient line called American Craftsman (made by Andersen).All vinyl, double pane, tilt in for cleaning.

You can spend a lot of time and energy trying to do something.

there is a pension plan I know of that invests in private businesses that makes INSANE amounts of money for itself compared to expectations... owning several different high profit businesses is one of the fastest most reliable way to wealth-building possible imo. if it is held in some kind of non-taxable entity the money would just continue to grow.certainly USA would benefit from real business people in leadership if the right people came forward for it... and never underestimate the influence you could have just by speaking out. now is a great time for creativity in looking at problems and solutions.

The tenants waste your time, money, energy, and have NO prode of homeownership.

I gave a talk last Saturday at http://www.meetup.com/NEWPORTBEACHINVEST/events/23...and over 25 people were there, great energy and was really fun to share with the RECEPTIVE GROUP!

Check how reliable the rental income is.

Isn't this [i] a little [i] like buying an annuity (although an annuity may be more reliable... if you choose the right insurer).If she is wrong, then can I draw the conclusion that home ownership is financial suicide because the home owner pays PITI and the extra costs?

Norman Podhoretz , the editor at large for Commentary magazine (I recommend that you take a look at this magazine even if only online) said it best “ Creativity represents a miraculous coming together of the uninhibited energy of the child with its apparent opposite and enemy, the sense of order imposed on the disciplined adult intelligence. â€Self esteem and self confidence are also at stake.

This is a cheap way, not 100% reliable, and not 24hrs a day... but it is cheap.