I feel like I keep watching videos but don’t take actionStop watching the videos.

Cash flow is great, but it can feel incremental compared to the boost you get from equity plays.For me, it's more situational.

However, if you seem similar listings in your area and they're requiring tenants put utilities in their name, then you should feel more comfortable doing so.

How did it feel walking into that closing room, knowing you were about to own your first investment property?

So, don't feel any less of an investor if you go the property manager route.

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Cleveland and Toledo are solid cashflow markets from my understanding - however, if you're in a HCOL area that cashflow may not move the needle for you.Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions - always happy to help however I can!

I am pretty handy and have done plenty of restoration work myself and not afraid to put in some elbow grease. looking into real estate to get the wealth ball rolling but feel a little uneasy given the current state of the economy. what would you do in my shoes?! 

As for the addendums go I feel these two addendums just complicate things and thought of removing them entirely. 

There are no tax deductions for such gifts, however you have a $15k per recipient annual gift limit that avoids the chore of filing a gift tax return.