. ;)To answer the question about 2 homes for 200K or 3 homes:Focus on your target ROI and your investment objectives.

My objective is to decrease vacancies and decrease tenant turnover.

so i explained that depending on the strategy i plan on using, i need to know the mortgage. for an example i used rent to own and subject to.  

Had a buddy of mine explain to me about the car industry there and how is was the lifeblood of the economy there.   

I thought the managing broker was very helpful, took his time to explain things, and did everything on the up and up.

It's a reserve mortgage and attorney explain to my client that a short sale would be best in this case.

Jordan Thibodeau   shiny object syndrome is I think what they call it....

I am going to continue with my mailings but I also would like to know which objective seems more beneficial to go after?

You can also make this discount contingent upon fulfilling the whole term of the lease and not breaking it early for any reason-be sure to explain these terms on the front end.

It's your call whether you want to try & explain the increase to someone who is realistically only interested in the bottom line (& rightly so) - i.e.; what's coming out of their pocket.I'd be more concerned that they aren't being fair by not making their payments -  they're essentially getting a very cheap place to live on your dime.