Select Living Magazine Issue II | Page 28

- INDUSTRY NEWS - ask if housing is affordable or not. Don’t forget to look at commuter cities as well. The cities that feed into a larger metropolitan area where job growth is picking up can provide great long-term investments. These houses, while still on the affordable side, can still be great rental investments for you. However, just because the rental market is a good idea and can create some great passive income and tax advantages, it doesn’t mean it’s right for you. What if you don’t like people, dealing with problems, aren’t handy and don’t want to be a landlord or deal with the headaches associated with it? You know what problems I’m talking about too: • Tenants being late on rent • Evictions • Trashed properties • General maintenance • This list can go on Of course you could hire a property manager that would take care of most of the challenges of owning rentals. HERE’S WHAT REALLY SAVVY INVESTORS DO WITH THEIR RENTAL PROPERTIES. They turn around and advertise their houses for sale on a lease purchase or lease option. This way they’re able to: • Collect upfront down payments • Have monthly cash-flow