ETFs and other index funds divide those ups and downs  across hundreds - if not more stocks to protect you from that volatility.  

If that’s not an option you’re comfortable with, pay the couple hundred dollars to have a professional photographer/videographer grab the walk-through so you have it as a permanent going forward.

I'm closing on a duplex next week.I crunched the numbers lots of different ways and it will cash flow when fully occupied but only a couple hundred a month.There are other locations in my market for sale that are way over priced.As a general rule of thumb I try to keep my units around $50K each for a single bedroom and $75K each for a two or three bedroom unit.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

Chicago is a complex beast of a city with literally hundreds of suburbs, each having their own nuances.

Now, up until last year that wasn't enforced so everyone did it as long as there was only 1 per address but they cracked down and removed hundreds of listings. 

I have about 20 guys there, doing hundreds of renos/ repairs and I STILL get " taken" once in a while.

We rely on classes and our entities have anywhere from a few dozen to hundreds of classes. 

You're making a couple hundred a month; if you're lucky in Boston or Jersey City. 

With hundreds of properties to assess each week, this approach quickly becomes impractical.