own 3 houses, since 91,95 & 02, yeilding 8.8% on cost price, 4.6% on value. It's all self funding and pretty much self sufficient, just ticks along year after year, now produces a surplus. Probably stick with it for a few more years, it's the first serious investment i made and much as some poke the borax at property investment it's sure better than doing nothing.... - now fiddling about with shares but not on borrowed money.