At 39 years of age I do not want drama.

More thenlikely the popcorn will have asbestoes due to the age of the house.

At your age, house-hacking is the way to go.  

Even if the house was free it might not be a deal.  3500 square feet in that age home is SO much surface area.  

Try to find properties as similar in age, size, layout, condition and location as possible to get an idea of the ARV. 

Now that I am "retired" age 65, my focus is moving more towards cash flow but I still want long term capital growth. 3.

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that it is enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.

The facts are:Annual forecasted % change from 2017-21:GDP 1.6%Employment 0.4%Unemployment rate (% of workforce) 4.9%Household disposable income 1.0%Population 0.0%To me those projections aren’t the most attractive compared to (1) other individual markets in the US, or (2) the US national average as a whole.I see Buffalo’s biggest strength to be affordable housing, but I am concerned about (1) its dependency on traditional manufacturing, as other booming areas have moved into tech and services, as well as (2) the ageing population combined with 0% growth until 2021.Initiatives aiming to grow the city appears to be (1) Buffalo Billion (subsidies to e.g.

Good luck I wish you the best.I don't even speak with my family about investing anymore, they aren't interested and its not worth my time.Most importantly though you must listen, my parents also never wanted to risk anything at an older age.

I don't have all the data points for your property, but I would assume that your monthly expenses exceed 50% of the gross rents due to the abnormally high taxes, property management, relatively high vacancy rate, and the age of the properties leading to higher Capex and maintenance expenses.