But I will say that we recently stayed at a place where the host lived in the same building and she provided breakfast items like bagels, cream cheese, yogurt and juice, which was very appreciated  and definitely will add to our desire to book with them again.

If we skip a 1031 our accountant tells us we'll owe $180K in boot taxes.We are thinking about paying down our loan balance  prior to closing; the 1031 would allow us to borrow less money..... even so, looking at rental properties of various sizes, with 40% down on a 6.99 30 year, we're seeing a few COC's  in the 4-5% range.   

If they’ve been a headache for the current owner, you’re just inheriting that mess.Third — just make sure the numbers work for you, not just “the duplex looks nice.”Even with tenants in place, you need to know what your:MortgageTaxesInsuranceRepairsVacancyAnd (possibly) management would look like.A lot of new investors skip this part and find out later the “good deal” barely breaks even.

The best method isn't about where you get the leads; it's about data quality.The most successful investors know that LLCs and out-of-state owners are the highest quality leads, but they fail 30% of bulk skip tracing attempts.

I'll skip the gate for now.

In my market, most renters now expect in-unit laundry and many will immediately skip over listings that don’t offer it.

Things break faster.• Stricter compliance.Depending on your city, rent-by-the-room can cross into boarding house / lodging house territory.

Most new investors skip the foundation work, but cleaning up your credit and building margin before applying for loans is one of the smartest early moves you can make.And don’t beat yourself up about the analysis paralysis — everyone goes through that phase.

You’re absolutely right, skipping the protest is like leaving money on the table every year.

Am I skipping steps?