For goodness sake, having to remove mechanicals in between tenants means you are buying the worst of the worst assets properties imaginable. 

For me, I've found that as I hone in on a location and an asset class, everything gets easier. 

It’s always an honor to contribute to such an incredible platform that empowers investors to build wealth and take control of their financial futures. 

****I am not a financial advisor or guru, I was just a dumb civil engineer who learned that you cannot push on a rope and dirt and water  = mud.

I'm 42 with a family, financially independent, and doing it right now. 4 of us are sharing 1 bathroom while we slowly fix up this house.

Plenty of options if you have equity/assets and an exit strategy. 

I found one who's strategies made sense, 10 years later my wife and I have been financial free for about 5 years now by leveraging the concept of house hacking. 

Because it's my money, I care more (I get 92% of the revenue, PM only 8%, and PM team member near 0%), I only had my units to manage (PM team member has other owners and units), and, with humility, I am smarter and harder working than the team members assigned to my portfolio (3rd party PM has to hire at a level that makes the business model financially work for them). 

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I'm totally confident in my new financial famiy...