Our cleaning fees for the year were $40k, landscaping $2.5k, handyman $3k... all tasks that can be done by an operator and off set the loss of income from occupying the main house that brought in about $40k for 2024.My wife and I have decided that even though it makes good money, we have been in Texas for a year and we want to do something similar here and we are very much DIY people and don't want a PM company to run it to the ground.

We had ours done on a turnover day so we didn't miss a beat.We have a 6 bedroom cabin in Wears Valley that can sleep up to 23.

For the most part we are all about leverage but that is leverage that makes money. 

Here's how I do my due diligence:1) Portfolio matching: (takes 30 seconds per deal)a) Have an educated opinion on where I think we are in the real estate cycles (financial and physical market cycles)b) Then and only then do I pick the strategies, capital stack, and specialized asset subclasses that make sense for that opinion.

(we should, but we are too busy doing all that!).

., “Enterprises” or “Holdings” instead of “Real Estate Investments”) may reduce perceived risk.

There are groups that are doing exactly what we are doing.

We are having trouble getting the assistance of the entire association for this so we are having the attorneys draft a notice to all the homeowners requiring their participation."

We are still waiting for them to forward a check settling our accounts, months after cutting off business relationships.

That is the thing about the game we are playing....every job is diferent and you can count on absolutely nothing.