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I have rentals in Orem and Lehi and never have trouble keeping them fully rented.

Its the counties and individual cities where you can get into trouble. 

Originally posted by @Natalie Kolodij:....you can't just tell us the answer @Jeff B. it's 4:57 I'm trying to get outta the damn office haha  It's those quick YES/NO answers that become over simplifications leading the naive into trouble - - which is why I try to link to authoritative resources :grin:

Where you live it's easy to keep track of trends, know which neighborhoods are in trouble because of exploding refineries, how long properties are staying on the market, what is the finish level of competing properties...That doesn't mean you can't keep track of these things remotely, you just have to be interested enough to keep on top of these things.6.

I'm having trouble finding buyers for these properties.

having trouble with a very basic concept-any wisdom is appreciated!

If your neighbors work for nurseries, have yappy or mean dogs, erect two fences around their property, are livid when PGE goes in and places Smart meters on their electrical box, have motion detector lights on their house and locked access on all parameter gates you can bet its a grow house.  

If there is really as much equity as you claim and you have $26K of your own money in the deal it may not be very difficult to convince someone who has some money, is interested in real estate (they wouldn't be at the meeting if they didn't have some interest), but is having trouble getting started to loan you $10K as their entry into real estate investing. $10K is probably too small of a loan for most of the seasoned folks but if you can convince them that you are an up and comer you might get a bite.

Paying too much up front (more than enough for initial materials or a small percentage), not holding them to at least a generalized timeline, or paying ahead of any work can all get you into trouble.