Buying Apple stock, Tesla and all those big names which have been stable are at a 15 percent discount currently which can easily be beaten by real estate strategies.Cash flow is king my friend!!!!

Make sure all the bids include the same thing and you're comparing apples to apples, but don't get too bent out of shape if one contractor has a quote that looks like an insurance settlement and another gives you a quote that looks more like mine.Also, most contractors don't charge for quotes.

We find that "bad apple" tenants will leave on their own once we take over management.

The same thing the electric company, water company, gas company, insurance company, Verizon, Apple, Dropbox, Cozy, Microsoft, Lowes, plumber, electrician, accountant and HVAC company give me. 

@Catherine Barnes Just to be clear, if the damage was caused by an action of the owner/occupant above or by plumbing within the other unit interior, the condo association would have no responsibility.....only if it were a leak in the associations pipes (between the walls, ceiling/floor.

My point is make sure you are comparing apples to apples.Vacancy is the largest expense that most landlords will incur.

Understandable.Yet in many cases, people with disabilities are often placed in the same bad bunch of apples posed by those who simply run into financial issues.I've even heard people say, they're reluctant to rent to people with section 8 due aTo the assumption, we will neglect our property.

Wish it was closer to Tacoma but I may venture north@Catherine Barnes Thanks for reminding me, I used to be set up with my realtor for such a deal.

Drop off a few feral cats, SPCA would love to give you some "barn cats".

I specifically had them include the foundation, site-prep and utilities costs to make sure it was an apples to apples comparison and I was surprised by how low the estimate for cost per sqft was.