In the end, there wasn't enough fat left after purchase and rehab so we let it drop.

The first of the month is like Payday for us landlords and when payday doesn't come or is short, it eats away at you.

These items will eat into your actual returns versus proforma.

then get a couple sheets of FRP ( fiberglass reinforced panel) and glue it up on the walls all around. just make sure you use the right adhesive for FRP, if not it will eat the panel. 

We would have watered anyway so zero extra cost and with Tenants eating Avocados and citrus little goes to waste.

Part of this includes; Reference above, eat “beans and rice”, make your meals (healthier anyway) learn to not worry about what other think, even your friends when you don’t go out all the time.SACRIFICE for your goal.

Golden Corral always seems packed around here.I like to stop in and eat there.Good Luck!

If you aren't able to commit the time to it, then you'll either need to hire a PM (which will eat away at cash flow) or devout time to make it stand out2) The STR market is still alive and active, but those investors who are not putting effort into their properties may start to suffer3) If you need to hire a PM, making sure you have a quality one is important (and not being afraid to move on from one that isn't performing well)Thanks for everyone's comments thus far!

We don’t know where we’ll be or what we’ll be doing when we reach retirement, but we sure get shown lots of pictures of happy people playing golf and lounging by the beach and eating at buffets.

And tenant issues will eat all of your profits unless you want to be extremely hands on.