Also in general the midwest is much more landlord-favoring so there's more control for you here as well.

And folks like me will be more valuable to them IE we provide the capital so they can wholetail or control Inventory like Don used to do..

If you bring in temps, they will take cash off the side, unless you move to card readers for everything and cash controls.7.

Take the emotion out of it.

Make sure there are not any rent control laws that limit how much you can increase rent and how much notice you need to give.

Below is a comparison of average annual property insurance and property taxes for 5 states:Texas: average insurance: $2,536, property tax percentage of value: 1.68%New York: average insurance: $1,418, property tax percentage of value: 1.40%California: average insurance: $1,839, property tax percentage of value: 0.75%Nevada: average insurance: $1,144, property tax percentage of value: 0.59%Florida: average insurance: $2,207, property tax percentage of value: .91%To put these costs into perspective, below is a comparison of the annual cost for a $400,000 property.Texas: $2,536 + 1.68% x $400,000 ≈ $9,256New York: $1,418 + 1.40% x $400,000 ≈ $7,018California: $1,839 + .75% x $400,000 ≈ $4,839Nevada: $1,144 + .59% x $400,000 ≈ $3,504Florida: $2,207 + .91% x $400,000 ≈ $5,847Sources: Homeowners insurance, state average property taxesIndirect costs: Rent control is a hidden tax that may limit your ability to select the best tenant, remove a non-performing tenant, and increase rents enough to compensate for inflation.

I just buy in good locations and control what I can (forcing appreciation, managing and maintaining properties well).

I was doing a lot of legwork and still paying RE agent for the transactions up until got my own license.pros: no commissions in your transactionseasier qualification as real estate professional to offset high W2 of spousecan get access to any house/ easy logisticsmore control in the transactionMLS access with all the information on tip of your fingers, you can move fast with the deallicense knowledge helps to make better decisions and gives broader understanding of the industrycan legally do property management for others, wholesale (many states now making outlaw to do it without license)cons:need to take an exam (it needs preparation and to be good not just barely pass you need to study)fees you pay along the way (MLS, brokerage(I signed with investor-focused on and have a monthly fee and a transaction rate))self-management including taxes and feesneed to relicense + paid education Don't forget the biggest con.

It's time to take control.

The thing about RE that I like is my ability to control the individual deal.