It's an necessary evil in order to pay for the basic necessaties of life.In Gary Keller's "The One Thing" the opening line is the following:"If you chase two rabbits...You will catch neither one. - Russian ProverbEveryday I'm not making money doing real estate I feel I wasted, just to "get by".

I am am almost finished reading The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller.  

I would check out The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller, it's a great place to start and focuses a lot on buy and hold investing.

I work at Keller Williams (happy to discuss why if you're curious) and something I hear again and again from the successful agents is the importance of time blocking and following their calendar.Most importantly, ask yourself if this is the right path for you.  

@Chris Purcell@Chris Armstrong@Steve Vaughan@Bill Exeter@Dawn Anastasi@Rebekah Keller@Mark H.

For those who haven't read Gary Keller's The ONE Thing, I highly recommend it especially right now as we are thinking about our goals for 2018. 

Thanks Jeff Keller SHANE Veltri Gerardo Lopez Amy Beth Brandon Rindlisbacher I am considering not a pet fee (for carpet cleanup) and monthly that should cover other wear/tear like garden/walls/doors and pet insurance.

I'm with Keller Williams in Sacramento, CA.

Assuming @Chase Keller is correct (verify verify verify), then apparently your State allows this option."

I have a GC (Renovations and More) and a realtor (Heather Smith, Keller-Williams) that I'm pretty happy.