We're looking for a buy and hold long-term rental, unless appreciation justifies selling :).

Hi, how could I best answer "How did you get this number?' when skiptracing someone's number?Also, after retrieving number, how do you know if it's on a no call list?Thanks!

If you document the condition before and after and can justify your expenses, you have nothing to worry about.

I believe you can end a lease without offering a renewal and there's no requirement for you to justify your decision.Honesty is the best policy.

Im reading your posts and thinking -if this lady put as much energy into figuring out how to pay her rent as she is spending justifying how she should get out of paying her rent, this situation could be totally different.

The seasoning time involved with a conventional is 2 months if I wanted another loan to include future rents from that duplex, but it also has to cash flow well enough to justify the added debt. 

The first 5 years were negative cash flow, but the appreciation was always decent so us to justify holding. 

But they're UGLY and many of them were installed through a cutout in the wall instead of a window :( I'm wondering if spending the $$$ to install the central heat/air is worth the expense: will it result in increased property value and justify rent increases?

I've heard of people charging anywhere between 8% to 15%, but those have been rare, especially for the higher rates -- they'll have to justify that extra 5%.

@Benjamin SulkaAn investor friendly agent should be able to pull closed comps from their MLS to help justify prices for you.