Originally Posted by
PonyKiller87
I've been a land lord since 2005, started out living in the lower, renting the upper. In 2011 we moved out and rented the lower out also.
Overall its a pain in the ass and it adds more stress to your life than its worth. Between dealing with shitty people that don't pay or trash stuff, or just the trivial bickering between tenants... it all adds up to a bunch of stuff that you will get tired of dealing with after a few years.
Everyone talks about how easy it is as long as you get good renters, but when you get down to it maybe 5% of renters are really decent and most of them are looking to buy thier own place eventually.
Not to high jack your thread but I have a Duplex in Cudahy that will be going up for sale towards the end of summer, PM for details if intersted. It does have a 3.5 car garage that I used to hog all to myself, now its split between the tenants.