It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

I already released him from the lease as he was near the end of it anyway but I get the sense that he wants me to pay him back for the time he was there and/or his medical bills.The other thing is he left behind some belongings behind.

Ok, that could be as minimal as literally hours per year, like <10 per property.

That ROE is actually including what I'm paying on the loan principle so it's not even real cash flow, just money I'll get back when I sell.

Anyone over 18 fills out has to furnish their social security and driver's license numbers, and pays a fee for a credit / background check.

if you're W2 and full-time, hourly or salary, you should be able to go off your pay stubs for qualifying.

It’s a newly renovated 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home, just one block from the ski slopes and four blocks from downtown.The current owner has been renting it out for $30,000 per month during the peak winter and summer seasons.

A property is only worth what people can afford to pay for it. 

I take the approach of the investor pays me a fixed fee to learn this on their own so they never have to pay me again if they don't want to.

Quote from @Ricardo Lemus: For a newer investor, a good investment is a property that pays for all expenses with some cash left over.