Having a solid 9-5 with minimal debt WHILE building my side hustle is exactly what I wanted to do. 

The services should be to help maximize cash-flow and minimize associated fees to increase a repeat client pool.

the repairs I have are costing me a hundred bucks here and a hundred there and maybe 1000 to 1500 when I'm done so very minimal expense since I'm doing the labor myself.

You just need to learn to minimize the risk of it happening, and minimize the damage once you recognize its happening.

The AC maintenance is minimal with "swamp coolers" that we have here in NM, and my husband does that, so it doesn't add much expense, just new pads each year.  

Vacancy sucks and if you're managing it yourself you can minimize that by working your *** of and market the hell out of it.

My main goal will always be to build a portfolio of long-term buy and hold investments and to acquire properties with as minimal cash invested as possible.

Minimal liability, you pay an HOA fee and most everything is taken care of for you.

Minimal liability, you pay an HOA fee and most everything is taken care of for you.

This would be a turn key on this end- an established property management team and is already in place, it’s recently renovated (no/very minimal repair costs anticipated) and all but 2 or 3 units are already tenanted for the next year.