We continued on that path.

.$100/month isn't very much for the work, UNLESS you think you'll continue to see great appreciation.Paying $7k so your tenant can save money doesn't make much sense to me.

You can meet great contractors who don't even have time to answer here or do marketing for themselves due to their continuous project schedule.

If you're continually increasing your income through REI, it's okay for your debt to go up proportionally.

They finally gave up and let me continue the permits for the year after I printed off the information for them and threatened to go above their heads!

I continued to follow up with email and calls to the office, he was always out but she eventually gave me his cell and I was able to reach him there.)

As you continue to shop around, you'll start to recognize things that stand out in a property. 

The values in Newark (and I'm sure Milpitas) continue to skyrocket (given proximity to Silicon Valley). 

Kids are always going to attend college = continuous rental stream.

Account Closed Hi Mario, while it may seem like a safer choice to invest locally in your own market, I continue to hear from Investors interested in investing out of state because they are looking for better buy-ins and greater cash flowing markets.