While even that strategy usually works in a buyer's favor, it causes unnecessary inconveniences and can slow wealth creation.Holding great properties forever is a powerful wealth builder.If your life situation will permit, house hack.

On average, the annual rental increase has been 0.87% (since 2009) and is going to be flat for the next 5 years.Is this typical for a NNN lease (i.e. do the renewal negotiations skew so far in favor of the tenant that they can get the landlord to pay for major repairs etc. and the annual rent increase is quite small)?

Just because they deny a deal doesn't mean it is guaranteed to fail but they obviously feel like the odds are not favorable enough, whether it is the location or maybe your financial profile and its ability to assume a level of risk.

Just because they deny a deal doesn't mean it is guaranteed to fail but they obviously feel like the odds are not favorable enough, whether it is the location or maybe your financial profile and its ability to assume a level of risk.

That book will help you to purchase out of state where the numbers are in your favor.

The best deals are about favorable terms.

Appreciation - The location must be appreciating at or above the inflation rate.Investor friendly - The cost of doing business and local regulations and taxes must favor investors.I will explore each of the three criteria below but first, a comment on selecting properties based on ROI.ROI is Only a Snapshot in TimeIf you anticipate holding the property for many years, what is happening long-term is more important than what is happening today.

There are often Hold Harmless & Indemnification clauses in favor of the owner5. requirements that the contractor require the same things of any subcontractors they hire.Your attorney may have other suggestions.  

: HOA president is on his way out (selling in a month or two), and somewhat disgruntled and belligerent, and trying to claim fraud / misappropriation of funds / screaming at Property Management to fix it and not issue an "unethical tax on the community" I'm favoring the third option, but have no idea how to work with the the HOA president, or how to help convey the seariousness of the HOA's financial position to the community - because I'm fairly certain if I fight with Property Management to go for the special assessment, the HOA president will put some serious effort into riling up the community and convincing them that we're robbing them blind. -- he's a loud talker, commands attention, and probably has the most and deepest personal connections throughout the community (I'll add, he has admittedly done a LOT of work himself in helping to maintain the community, we are in debt to him for that -- he just doesn't appreciate the seriousness of long term financial issues, and now he's on his way out).One more kicker -- the third member of our Board, the Secretary, just resigned for family & health reasons, so it's only me and the president for the near future.Does anyone out there have advice? 

In addition to acquiring assets at favorable pricing, our success in these markets is due to CMC's self-management of the portfolio through our in-house property management division, MSA Properties, LLC, which allows us to achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings.