Someone is providing a GOLDEN TICKET and hoping you can be the mentor to grow said business. 

The more “tickets” you buy the more you win.

But then we have all of these guys online (marketing), or Rich Dad Poor Dad, talking about how real estate is a ticket to passive income, etc etc.

Then create a patio/entry for each lower unit by a simple screen of an above-ground planter from the post to the stairs, or maybe at an angle to where the stairs begin.The rest is comparatively very simple... don't paint the brick, do the siding in a darker dusty green, the window muntins in a very dark gray (it'll match the black powder-coated hog wire balusters), get a very LARGE round fake attic vent for the gable,https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2196/8707/produc...and install a clete at the bottom of the gable which will look like a horizontal supporting member for the second-story columns.Lose those shutters, paint the entry doors a very deep, rich color, with the first and second story doors slightly different.

Drills down to identify client needs/wants2. honest comm about if they are realistic in this market3. responsive4. well rounded in all aspects of RE, Mortg, ins, RE, Const, title, etc..5.

I don't intend on hiring any full-time employees and therefore am wondering if I can get away with not having contractors insurance by doing it the way described above.Thank you in advance,Mike

Ask other investors or your agent for a referral, you’ll want to get away from the large insurance company types because they’ll be a headache to deal with for rentals

I fully accept this if there is nothing I can do because I didn’t take the proper action to protect myself, but I hate letting a contractor get away with something like this. 

This means well located rentals can do well all year round instead of just the busy summer season. 

These are big ticket items that were planned for but if the planning took place too far in the past, a roof that was quoted and budgeted for $80,000 now cost the HOA $105,000 that $25,000 has to be made up quickly into the HOA bank account.