You point out maintenance and reserves, we don't touch any money from the business.

I'm based in Powder Springs, Ga.I've always heard about real estate passively but it always went over my head and seemed beyond my reach. 

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I actually keep a list our bookkeeping firm recommends based on firms/individuals we and our Clients have had good experiences with as well as I've personally had good experiences with.

I'm sure it was highway robbery - it certainly was based on the man-hours it took - but when you are in a desperate situation, you do what you have to do to get yourself out of it.  

Start to evaluate deals based on the income approach and you'll do much better long term investing. 

The cash flow that you need to achieve should be based off the rest of your portfolio and your financial situation as a whole.

As to your point about confusion in the future, it's our policy to leave the conversation and thread open and available for anyone to read, they can gather all of the information and make an informed decision for themselves based on ALL the information provided.

I would recommend you begin researching Chicago based meetups as there are a bunch of really good ones.

Based on that range, I have been eyeing SF's in IN and OH.