It has been three months of ‘set it and forget it’ income (fingers crossed).Still A Noob

Finding a property management company that you can trust with your investment can be a weight off of your shoulders and provide "mailbox" money to you without you having to lift a finger (except for when you have to grab that money from the mailbox).The cost of property management services varies, but any great trustworthy property management company can outweigh the cost substantially by providing you with time-saving services that handle the day-to-day operations of owning a rental investment property.

It'll happen step by step - but it' won't be a snap of the fingers.  

Fingers crossed to sell soon!

Crossing my fingers due diligence checks out.

Trying to keep my finger on the pulse with what rents are doing in different areas. 414 5th St in Sparks has been on the MLS for some time now, it seems like one would be able to get it to cashflow if you could get the $2k for the front house and something in the $1k+ range for the rear unit?

Not all money is good money" Maybe, you can net $40,000 and maybe not, but then you have travel expenses, need to pay for a motel if you don't have a place to stay and you are probably looking at $5,000 to $10,000 you need to take off your $40k profit even if you can make $40k and without serious numbers you will be investing blindly and the 'cross your fingers' business model. 

I'll have many actual (non-depreciation) expenses over the next month for a make-ready on a new purchase tomorrow (fingers crossed).

Looking to invest in the finger lakes.

Fingers crossed.