I also chose to install artificial turf as opposed to grass that's only green it the winter. 

Cut my own grass lawn, as gardener raised from $40 to $80 a month.

@Horace Lewis First off you are missing expense items; garbage, insurance, lawn and snow, water and sewer.

For me, my team consists of a realtor, property manager, handyman (for small repairs), plumber, electrician, lawn maintenance, flooring people and even a small construction outfit for those bigger jobs.  

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

Think of all the things that could go wrong and see if the lease addresses them: unauthorized pets or tenants, early termination, security deposit, lease violations, late rent, eviction, lawn maintenance, parking, etc.5.

My real estate agent investigated and found this:"Hi Ken, I spoke to Santander and their Loan Servicing Company – Bottom line, they said “when there’s a sign on the lawn, you’’ll know it’s for sale” that’s what they said to me.

He has a 1car 2nd garage right in the corner of his lot for lawn equipment and no good place for a bigger garage.

Here are my numbers I tried to link to my direct excel sheet last post but it wasn't working so I'm just going to copy and paste.Property Type: Single Family 4 bed 3 Bathroom     Mortgage Calculation Property Price $ 180,000.00     Loan Amount $ 173,700.00 Down Payment of 3.5% $ 6,300.00     Interest Rate5%Loan $ 173,700.00     Loan Length (years)30Rental Income $ 1,500.00 Cash Flow   Payments per year12  Out of pocket $ 1,172.46   Total number of payments360  Tenants Rent $ 1,500.00   payment per period$932.46 Monthly Expenses Cash On Cash Return   Monthy Payment with Tax$1,497.46 Taxes $ 450.00 Down Payment $ 6,300.00   sum of payments$335,685.30 Insurance $ 115.00 Closing Cost $ 3,000.00   Interest Cost$161,985.30 Electric $ 100.00 Rehab Budget $ 7,000.00     Water $ 70.00 Total Investment $ 16,300.00     Gas $ 50.00       HOA $ -       Lawn $ 25.00       Vacancy $ 100.00       Repairs $ 50.00       Mortgage Insurance $ 115.00       Capx $ 100.00       Mortgage $ 1,497.46       Total Monthly Expenses $ 2,672.46       

I know many investors that do great with SFRs.One huge benefit is that you can offload ALL expenses, like lawn care, snow removal, and all utilities.