All together we looked at 28 of them mostly semi-attached, single-family or 2 family homes.

They make some designed to handle steam in a bathroom or paint wooden with a semi or high gloss paint as long as water won't be on it constantly you should be ok.Brian Haskins

Rich,I've read just about everything that you've posted, since I became a member.I'm semi-retired, and any info that you provide, is deeply appreciated!

Since that time, I found BP, started attending a local REI group that just started and contains many quality people who have been in the game a while and have a lot of knowledge, found a semi-mentor by finding ads on craigslist that appeared to be investors flipping houses and contacting them to see if I could meet them for lunch to pick their brain, and picking up lots of books on Amazon related to real estate, personal finance, and self-improvement.

I have 1 friend that is semi-happy.

You might as well also do the handyman work, pool cleaning and mow the lawn also, imo.Rich Because it allows me to be semi-retired with the minimum number of units.

Eventually there has to be a showdown.It's best to fix the problem now when it is semi-manageable, than put it off for a decade and let everything go to waste.

I was on a travel team where we played tournaments and made it up to the semi-pro level of competition.

I am mostly looking for input on other areas of REI to continue the funding and eventual semi retirement.

I don't know about you but I would rather get several small commissions that add up at the end of the year than one semi large commission every few months.