Way too many people loose money in real estate investing... especially on their first property.Build your base. 

I think rent control is a sign of a great market (NYC) and while it becomes law may even be a better time to acquire property as people fear they will loose out so want to sell.

Trust account violations are easy to do and number 1 reason brokers loose their license. 

If the animal gets loose, shows aggression, damages the unit, neighbors can smell the animal or makes excessive noise that disturds neighbors outside the unit, it is grounds for removal of the animal or face eviction.

It is like we are setting up on a ticking time bomb slowdown of spending is bound to happen and that means people lose jobs.

The doweling is loose and spins freely.

@Robert Leonard I don't want to loose your insight and research on which vehicle is better, in your opinion, within this thread.

Once you have a couple serious buyers on board you can get into a deal without loosing sleep.

That said, in our student rentals we typically request either an annual lease or a term lease for the academic year (9-months) as we have found it to be a more effective way to deal with the loose social cohesion that comes with a group of students renting a house or flat.

You hire someone to shovel the snow or mow the grass or replace carpet, or fix loose boards, etc.