Nothing worth doing is fast or easy.

A good long term tenant is actually an asset worth protecting in many cases.

In the span of less than a year we had tripled our net worth!

You pry buy a water heater ever 6-8 years (because no one buys 12 year warranty version, and even with the warranty you gotta pay labor, so you save maybe half) you buy a new ac unit every 15-20 years ($200 repair every 5 years)I looked up 2017 and I spent $11,300 on 12 houses between 2000-2400sf, between 10-20 years old, that are worth $250-$350k.

Sometimes the outlay is well worth the return...just remember to balance it. 

Will be interesting to see how this plays out as the trade wars heat up, snippet of the article below:Chinese investors have become net sellers of U.S. commercial property for the first time in a decade, reflecting China’s crackdown on foreign investment and growing tensions between the U.S. and Chinese governments.After years of binge-buying trophy real estate, Chinese investors sold $1.29 billion worth of property in the second quarter of 2018, according to data firm Real Capital Analytics.

Please let me know if I have a solid understanding:Looking at a property that's worth $100k, and a HML that will loan 65% LTV, which is $65,000, does this mean that I'll have to bring $35k to closing?

Our connections no longer rent in the summer season because it's just not worth it.

We have been talking about getting other investors to help fund another multifamily, and when our friend offered, we were very excited about the opportunity.Now, I want to be fair to our friend and make it worth his money and time.

A downturn could definitely wipe out some of these corporate flippers, and small operators as well, but until then I think deals worth the risk are going to be few and far between.