A paper by Joshua Gallin published in Real Estate Economics (The long‐run relationship between house prices and rents) was a great place to start, and the gist I got is that we can measure risk in the home ownership market using the price to rent ratios, much like we do in the stock market with price to earnings ratios.

A trash free, well-mowed yard is appreciated by the tenants and improves the neighborhood.The value add is earning top of market rent rates.

If another same-model house has 10 occupants between grandma, grandpa, mom, dad, 4 kids, brother + wife + 2 kids in the same 5-6 bedroom house, why would zoning go out of their way to pick on 4-6 single professionals earning probably 250k+ jointly and being very "green" through their low-carbon living that's kicking their student debt in the teeth?

“With Real estate investing I am no longer earning someone else money.

She is still in good health, and she earns enough pay to pay about $400.00 per month in rent.  

That's a very nice gross earnings on this project!

That superior return will result in the investor getting their capital back and earning DOUBLE DIGIT RETURNS on their capital even if the actual results are 20% lower than projected.The above is the reason why we've delivered double digit returns to our investors and no investor has lost capital with us ever, since I started raising money from investors since 2006.

There are many crooks and gurus out there looking to separate you from your hard earned capital.

What is great rental property in terms of ingredients for example:What is a good Cash on Cash Percentage?

I have earned money going to college because of my military benefits, about 24k a year just for attending.