Having worked with 1,000's of investors to Broker the properties I sell in my local market, and having worked with dozens of Property Managers, Turnkey Providers, Agents, Property Management Software Companies, Lenders, Inspectors and various other investment real estate vendors to market their products and services on my show, the one thing that stood out to be was the CEO Zach's obsession with the biz.In real estate we've get a lot turnover, a lot of flameout.

Generally, when people "make it" they want to share their good fortune with others and they understand that whatever they give freely comes back to them tenfold.

Instead of “great location,” they say:Here's where your Low-Maintenance Marketing Plan comes into play👇🏾If you’re only getting standard 5-star reviews, it means your guests had a good stay—but they also have other options.

However, in every real estate transaction there is someone else on the other end of the table.

Also the 1000 hours has to be more hours than you work any other job.  

Don't take a break when others are taking a break.

@Varun Chawla I'd love for other experienced investors to chime in on this post because I'm interested in the numbers. 

It’s an excellent community for fellow landlords in Chicago, and you'll find many others who have faced similar eviction and collections issues.

In other words: different people will answer it differently.

If you're only doing a couple or so transactions per year probably ok.On the other hand, you can have more control and eliminate the need to go through a custodian for investments by the use of checkbook IRA or Solo 401k.