Granted, it won't sustain those high rents, but for several months insurance companies are paying premiums in rents for homeowners that have lost housing. 

Presently I work full time at Wal-Mart as a Maintenance Supervisor and wish to be able to earn a self sustaining income through real estate so that I can retire my 9 to 5 job, be my own boss and have time to travel with my wife and enjoy life.                            

Over 3.5% percent growth in a month is impressive growth, but is that sustainable over the course of a year?

As always make sure each property will sustain itself and positive cash flow.

In a hot market a lot of people will work on smaller margin as they underestimate the risk premium as the market sustains a bullish run.

Ideally this is a person who will take some time to discuss my goals, help me create a sustainable plan to further develop my portfolio, and is connected with others to help expand my team (e.g. financing, management, contractor etc).Alright Biggerpockets... let's see whatcha got!

In addition, I think it's important that the educator strategies and ideas resonate with you.

The bad news is that researching and due diligence seems to be very time consuming, the good news is I can learn a lot by looking at all different facets of market to see what makes a deal sustainable and what doesn't.

That's not sustainable.

Like above screen tenants and screen heavy, set expectations quickly and clean on communication and anything within the lease agreements.Location of course, pick somewhere business wise of potential growth/sustainable economics so when you move out you can easily lease out not only your unit but the other during turnover.