I would like real estate to be my full time job but I currently have 3 years left active duty Air Force to build op a large enough portfolio. 

I looked like it might have gnawed through a knob & tube wire and gotten fried.

New cranes in the air will probably not help the current rent situation from a landlord-perspective, as more competition comes (however, this usually comes along with more upscale tenants now exposed to the area). 

I'm thinking about doing Air BNB though because I am a bit hesitant about having someone on a year lease. 

Like upgraded electrical, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing, ADA, etc...Where this comes into play is if say a tenant of one apartment unit sets his unit on fire, burns it up and now you have to go in to rebuild his unit. 

If this happened at night , all you can see are my eyeballs and teeth floating in mid air.

That is not a bad profit for an enlisted air force to make in one lick. 

I use Proudfoot Plumbing Heating and Air out of West Homestead.

Would also like to find others owners of nightly rentals such as Air BnB properties.

I would also add a ton of lights, outlets, and even run air hoses.