I can assure you that a lot of agents can't provide a preapproval (not talking prequalify which is worthless) for their clients.

I am very familiar with fasting and I can assure you I do not feel like doing workouts during those times.

Account Closed- thanks and  great plan ....If you will need  financing - I would suggest  you get fully  pre approved  so that  you can  1) get  organized  2) be assured you can  get a loan  3)  become familair with the process and all the current numbers  ( rates / fees / payments / cash for closing  etc...) ...good luck

This post re assured me I am making the right decision by getting into real estate investing.

Yes, I haven't raised rents because it seemed unconscionable for me to do that during a pandemic and without an increase in minimum wage but I can assure you most landlords here don't feel that way.

It's unbelievable how ignorant people are.And I can assure you, the vast majority of these people are low-wage earners because they spend their days bemoaning successful people while squandering their time watching Dances With The Stars and spending money on fast food, cell phones, $200 tennis shoes, and booze while blaming everyone else for their lack of success.

We could afford it as a straight up 2nd home if it flopped, I am not as sure what the LTR would be it is hard to tell how many live at the Lake full time.

Rest assured, a property you can buy between $10 - $25K needs all of that and more.

But if you are going to be "passive" and depend on a PM I can assure you your cash flow will be spotty at best.

If you think your properties are more important than fixing the negative cash flow, I can assure you if you sell your problem properties, you can always replace them with more problem properties...maybe, if you're lucky, with properties that have an even greater negative CF.