Of course, I'll have to balance the extra time it takes me to do things myself with lost rent it causes by delaying getting tenants in there. 

But I don't want any of those problems in a rental where they might end up costing me nuisance money or lost money in rent because the unit isn't up to par.Keep up the good work, Bridget!

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.

I think the owner died a while ago and her daughter has the property now.Before repair value - unknown, home is uninhabitable right now and might be moldy inside.After repair value - 950,000After repair rental income 3500/monthRepair costs- I'm thinking at least 150KI want to gain control of the home with little or no money down, catch up the taxes, fix it up with investor money and then either buy and hold or sell by assigning the contract.  

I just read another post about how the landlord lost 3 years of cash flow due to A/C and Maintenance issues.

My computer is only 1 year old and I 5 processor with Lenovo so can handle any recording stuff.You can get lost in the software stuff and it's all Greek to me.

Perhaps investors are willing to buy with lower cap rates, perhaps investors are willing to speculate more, perhaps there are rent control rules/laws that need to be factored into the analysis, etc. 

Some people get job transfers, some people have lost their homes do to various situations i.e. divorce, fires, bankruptcy, etc. 

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.