Or use a small flat head screw driver with a long shaft, an eyeglass screw driver with a long shaft, or shape a paperclip into a similar tool.

It will make your head spin in a good way :) Take care!

Ideally, the next tenant will also want to stay for a long time, but if you have a shorter tenancy you can show the nice pics and list it and get a head start on filling future vacancies.

I was having this discussion the other day with another note buyer. I have noticed that brokering has exploded in the note space which is scary. However I have also noticed brokers charging agent prices (6%) on note s...

I gave Brian G. the heads up about our coffee meetups in another thread.

Originally posted by @Christopher Phillips:@Benjamin CowlesYou can have the tenant be responsible for general maintenance (lawn care and such) and minor repairs on plumbing and appliances.It would make more sense for the owner to be responsible for roof/door/siding/HVAC replacements because those are capitalized items for your cost basis for depreciation and if the option is ever exercised...Thanks Christopher.

It is not easy for sure, but it is what gives you the investor edge on the market and tilts the odds dramatically in your favor ... heads you win big, and tails you win small, but the house always wins and you are the house.

After a couple days of this information marinating in my head I walked into the living room where my husband fell asleep after a very hard and hot day (he works as an HVAC tech in AZ) I woke him up and said to him "you have showed me that I can trust in you and when you promise you keep that promise, you are a hard worker and you have gotten us this far, so yes I will walk next to you no matter how hard it gets".

I have offered to have the bank print out the relevant transactions on their letterhead and provide a notarized statement from me that I have been and will be making all payments but it seems like they just won't pick their head out of the sand.Frank Chin...that sounds ridiculous.  

I'm still raping my head around the Brrrr strategy so any and all feedback is greatly appreciated!!!