This was an important lesson about making sure that I get the ARV right and I’m not comparing apples to oranges.

If the pencil necks Apple can put trillion dollar plant in China, you can invest in vacation rentals. 

Like in all matters of compliance, I know the state is trying to crack down on a lot of the bad apples in the building industry, especially those long-time holders that did not have a strenous requirements when becoming licensed.

Unfortunately there are bad apples in every industry. 

When I look at deals, I try to stay consistent with % down so I’m at least comparing apples-to-apples.  

This post forced me to pull out my phone and see what my top 10 FREE apps are...AppFolio (of course as a property manager, need to keep tabs on the day-to-day in a mobile world)Google (Counting Google as 1 app for Google maps, Google drive, Google sheets, Google gmail, Google calendar)Dropbox (records, documents, reports, backups for Google Drive and AppFolio accounts)Messages (of course, text me)Camera (of course, stills and videos)Podcasts (BP junkie, of course)KakaoTalk (wife, sons, Korean family members in different states - free international calls, private messages)Notes (keep track of job site details, pictures, InstaGram (probably should have made that #11) photo posts from desktops, ALL Apple apps synch through iCloud to computer network to all desktops both at home and in business office location.

Sometimes you harvest 60 apples from a tree sometimes 40, but it's all good...

Yes, there are bad apples and those are the ones that deter everyone from being a landlord. 1.

Jorge Apple to apple, Madison will be more expensive to be in a similar area in Milwaukee.

Indy/Minny seem to offer cheaper property and a greater return right now.I have been looking at property south of Minneapolis in Farmington, Apple Valley, Shakopee and seeing suitable options but can’t help but think Columbus’s growth will just outshine everyone else.