I had been told by two different realtors to steer away from mulch as it attracts termites. 

Rent seems to be moving quickly in the area -- any strategies for estimating? 

Thanks for the quick replies everyone.  

Finally, always remember to steer clear of BIAS and discrimination when leasing to others— this is critical and can ruin you quickly.

Hello All - I have a some questions and looking for some expertise help... In the recent months I have purchased 4 different properties... All properties Cash Flow, and as you can imagine all properties were bought pr...

If something big happens and home values fall, you can get into trouble very quickly. 

A quick google search didn't help. 

They tend to need to be convinced more that you can return their money along with interest.I use hard money lenders on almost all of my property acquisitions because they are able to lend quickly and they put another set of eyes on the property which can be helpful from getting into a bad deal.

A quick googling tells me that that's not an issue with the usual Jersey Shore weekly rental.  

I only need to make $20,000 (even if some of that is for my labor) but it needs to be a SOLID $20,000 - not just if everything goes perfect.Keep in mind that you may need to price it a little below market to get rid of it quickly.