I’m eating breakfast and adding thoughts as they pop in my head. 

It’s not about chaining yourself to a rigid model; it’s about giving yourself a reliable starting point, so when the next tempting deal in Phoenix’s midtown corridor pops up, you know it fits into your broader strategy rather than just hoping it’ll magically work out.At the end of the day, nobody’s going to knock on your door and hand you a neatly packaged portfolio.

Since you're investing from out of state, make sure you have a reliable handyman or contractor on your team too for when small issues pop up.

But everyone has to make there own decision.By the way, I read through Tardus website, and a couple of VERY INTERESTING items popped out.  

Again, others might feel differently here.3) property level due diligence: (takes seconds to weeks per deal): here is where I drill in with the low-level details.a) pro forma popping: I examine all the assumptions, and see if they are overoptimistic or not.

We sold 2 properties in one year and that popped up… cost us $15,000 we didn’t budget for.  

I'm also considering a separate living room space or maybe some kind of artist studio. 

Do they have 5k in high weeds/grass built up from a year of the city mowing at $300 a pop?

It still pops and looks great! 

Clayton was content with making $6500 a pop without doing any dirty work.