I don't care for direct mail as it is expensive and very low return.don't mean to butt in (well kinda :lol:) i was curious as to what you say on craigs list and which "subthread" you post under. i looked in "houseing wanted" and it was more of a "i need a place to stay" than a place i saw "distressed homes" ads. this might be good in that no one else is useing that medium in my area or bad in that no one is going to look there if they are distressed....

And all the while, I had a tenant burning up in the middle of the summer in Phoenix.My advice then is to stay away from these things.

I have a tenant that asked if her friend could stay with her for a month while she looks for a place to live.

As a whole, the values are staying strong and property is still appreciating, though not as much as they have in previous years… but still appreciating.

I do that too... try to stay in the first time buyer price range...

I hope that I can keep learning and stay ahead of the curve :D

Doesn't leave much margin against the inevitable issues that crop up, though, so I think I'd tend to stay at a lower purchase price.You do get free living space for a year.You want to avoid it becoming "your house" and letting your own tastes have too much influence over what you do.A risk is that the market may be very different a year from now than it is now.

My leases stipulate that anyone staying more than 3 days within 12 months is an occupant and must be added to the lease.

Anyways, they did some filming on Mt Baldy for the movie, and Arnold stayed there at the hotel for a while...

The tenants stayed but I raised their rent from the $700 he was charging them to the $900 that the market commanded.18 months later the tenants moved out, I completed the purchased, sold for 25% more than I paid.2.