I believe in the concept that a reward is more of an incentive to do something than a consequence is for not doing something, but I also believe fees build MASSIVE businesses.

But they NEVER let you forget the bad deal(s) regardless of it eventually becoming very profitable several years later.Because of the perceived risks it remains one of the most challenging aspects of REI & a fiscally conservative wife is a great asset.Good luck 

My brain always seems to go to places that tend to be frightening when it comes to artificial intelligence, though.While I could imagine all the amazing positive possibilities of this technology (think Watson as a replacement for Google or as a means to organize and understand massive quantities of data that we currently can't do), my mind always goes the direction of T2, AI, and all the other sci-fi films . . .Of course, many of the sci-fi technologies from our past are now part of our lives.....So, I wanted to ask everyone about their thoughts.

Would you require a massive overhaul of a site plan to make your build out compete with other properties??

We see this agreement as another big step in our next phase of growth," Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai government’s supreme fiscal committee and a member of the investment corporation’s board, said in the statement.

Some associations ban rentals, some associations don't have any money in the kitty for repairs they are responsible for, and I've even seen a couple that had massive unpaid water bills (with joint and several liability attached).

Put the strategy to the test and perform massive action on it.

I don't know about Albany, but in my neck of the woods, tenants are paying 2 X over PITI (principal, interest, taxes, and insurance.Here is why: After the housing boom, there have been several years of massive underdevelopment of housing--so there is less supply.

3 - Why such a massive increase in HOA fees?

Take $xx dollars to the stock market and you're entirely on your own - win loose draw and no one to blame, whereas RE has many agencies involved, all trying to protect themselves and parochially manage you to.My 95k down payment in '97 has yielded massive returns by just sitting on the investment and depositing rents.