It would actually be a very entertaining reality show for someone that owns a dozen or more rental properties(with section 8 style tenants).

But we also know that the reality is that your equity position and quality and stability of portfolio are what really matter in the long run.

Hey @Sydney Rae - the reality of the matter is, it could go either way.

The reality is you could have 10 tenants and 2 of them would mention all of these items, 3 would mention 1 or 2 items and the other half would never say anything.

In reality, we are only talking about a few hundered dollars difference between a deposit and a move-in fee.

. , as is usually the case with distressed properties/neighborhoods (D & warzone), then yes you are getting a high ROI and 'beating other traditional investments' but $50/mo. doesn't really leave you much room for error or the occasional overlooked CapEx or eviction -- nor does it factor that your true and economic vacancy on lower class properties/neighborhoods are much higher and in reality and in practice are a liability even though on paper they look like an asset.  -- BUT if your goal is to get # of properties under belt and 'stretch' your $ then yes it does make sense if you're that type of investor -- remember I did say these are usually the #'s in the first few years after purchase. 

You may have gained 'a lot of knowledge' but 4 projects is, in reality, nothing.

Her source of income was her ongoing reality show and she planned to use my property to do a lot of the filming.

No one is going to want to pay more, but costs go up and that's just a reality. 

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