I could argue in some cases you pay a premium because there is no competition, but you would never know.

I would argue it is insane to let your pet destroy a house and then check out like everything is normal.Cleaning: whether it is with pets or without - cleaning is a very deep, multi-day process.

I’m very interested in a future and real estate and have read rich dad poor dad, the abcs of real estate investing, and I’m currently working my way through the book on rental property investing.

Critics argue it "commodifies animal bodies" or is "inherently cruel" because it involves displaying deceased animals for entertainment or decoration.

To make that more concrete, I built what I think of as a balanced lens — not optimized for max cash flow or pure appreciation, but something that tolerates tradeoffs and avoids extremes.The core idea was to compare cities relative to one another, rather than arguing whether a single metric is “good” or “bad” in absolute terms.The dimensions I ended up looking at included things like:Home prices relative to national normsRent affordability (rent vs. income)Employment diversityLiquidity indicators (days on market, inventory)Structural friction (e.g., landlord-friendly vs. tenant-friendly states)Everything is scored relative to the set of cities being compared, then stack-ranked.

If you buy the property from your mom and immediately flip it, the IRS can argue that the property never qualified for her primary residence exemption because the intent changed.

Buy the ABC (How-To) books, maybe volunteer with Habitat For Humanity, or similar group....Also learn Real Estate....get your license (or at least take the classes), work at an RE office on weekends answering phones, etc....These are ways to get into houses that no one else wants....save some $$ by doing your own RE or Rehab work......

Always have a collections company on stand by.As for the Mildew- Inspections.Cleanliness- again, we phrase our lease to read, "The tenant agrees to provide proper home care and cleanliness." this is difficult to argue in court for eviction but, it will eliminate tenants that know they do not clean. also, in troublesome properties (areas) we will ask for non-refundable Pet or Cleaning Fee.

Late payments, no payments, arguing over Change Orders, not paying Change Orders when signing them, and the big one nowadays:Constant changes to work, even beyond CO's.

The math on containers is hard to argue with: low investment, no property tax, no maintenance and you can scale as demand grows.