Think of how much opportunity cost there is doing minimum wage activities that the property manager can take off your shoulders.

I would be the guy offering $147,500 and praying the appraisal comes in low so I can shrug my shoulders and ask for a price reduction in escrow lol.

This is my shoulder season, and I’m barely making it this month...but still positive.  

But, I also have no problem shouldering the losses each month.

When we first got married we looked at an apartment behind Ted Drewes-a great area-that my shoulders brushed the walls of the bathroom and I'm not a large guy.

If you don't have clean, ready to use financials that's something you'll need to tackle.Most reputable tax firms will not allow you to watch over the shoulder of tax staff while they prepare your tax returns. 

I have to continually look over their shoulders to be sure things don't fall apart.So I began to wonder what will happen when I die...will my children handle my buildings and truly benefit from it?

Aside from providing value to the mentors in return for their expertise, One option (not the only one) is to find a trusted expert and simply pay to have them "look over your shoulder" when analyzing comps, running numbers in general, and even getting a team together.

I hope you don't mind if I tap you on the shoulder through BP in the near future when I'm ready to make the next move.

I know you're ready to pull the trigger on RE, but being able to have that burden of "bad" debt off your shoulders does make a difference.3.