Look up "adverse possession" and "abandonment of real property" issues in your state.However, I'd say it will effect marketability, I probably wouldn't buy it if I couldn't maintain the side of my house.

I just take huge risks, apparently.Now I've found lots of alternative CPC sources that aren't as ridiculous as Facebook/Google (as an aside, 99% of what you see running on these sites is material that they would ban, except they are being "cloaked" by affiliates...basically the ad revenue that sustains these massive companies comes entirely from people whose ads they explicitly ban..something you might want to know if you own any stock in them).

The housing stock is old (1880 - 1930) -- but I like to rehab, and the houses were originally well built and elegant with lots of architectural charm (appealing to renters/buyers.)How about you, Jerry and David?

I do my own leasing and screen tenants.Unlike stocks, a tenant's past performance is a guarantee of future results.

We do full background checks otherwise and put more stock in job history, personal references and the length they have known them and, believe it or not, the condition of the inside of their vehicles.

I am looking for a person who can set up and coach my property manager through setting up and maintaining the Buildium property management system.

Now, if you contribute the real estate into a corporation and then sell the stock, that is an entirely different thing.

Just get good insurance, maintain it properly, sleep well.

It seems to me that maintaining the homes isn't a bad idea anyway.

They moved out of that house in 1948, so we are looking at going on 66 years.The house is impeccibly maintained.