The loan was fully assumable when I was ready to sell and I held an owner financed 2nd for part of my equity so I earned interest on it too. 

I’ve become quite obsessed with the world of real estate investing and wish more women decide to jump in and earn their wings on the way down.       

.- Reduced excessive operating expenses.- Streamlined and property management processes.- RUBS implementation.- Addressed deferred maintenance.- Implemented defined tenant selection criteria.

The rents were substantially below market and we identified significant arbitrage opportunity through select unit and common area upgrades, leading to rent increases and reduced operating expenses.

Putting appliances in once you get tenants to reduce the risk of them being stolen because during the rehab you have tons of activity going on. 

Use other savings from overall cash flow and W2 income to "chunk" payments and reduce principal.

I would like for them to stay because they have been basically no hassle otherwise and this would reduce turnover costs. 

You need to do a tax planning to reduce your tax burden.

The average time to rent is eight weeks.Permanent - This tenant pool could be hourly or salaried, but they earn well above minimum wage.

You are not running a business and you need to make 'business decisions' where you earn the maximum profit so you can eventually but more units.The very first thing you need is to have good rental agreements whether month-to-month, or an annual lease.