Fixing stuff that breaks isn't even among the top three most time-consuming things a self-managing landlord has to deal with.

BRRRR takes a bit more legwork and is more time consuming, but offers the potential for higher returns depending on how well you do it. 

As a result it's often a rather time consuming process for me to type up a response to someone's forum post...and as you said we're all busy and I sadly just don't make my time on BP as much of a priority as maybe I should.Thing brings me to my third point...the majority of the threads where I do comment, are around the key words that I follow.

What's the bet that you're paying a much higher interest rate on that car loan (for what is essentially a consumable item) than if you'd bought it with proceeds from a HELOC on a property that you (could have) wisely bought first?

Paying off high rate consumer debt is the most risk-free, hassle-free and tax-free money you'll ever make. 

I have had plenty of good rentals, but please consider how things can go out of control and consume your life and money. 

I would set financial parameters based on what you want your COC return, ROE, and monthly cash flow to be.There are ways to control for CAPex in older properties, it is just more time-consuming.

Look at from the consumer's point of view: Consumer does not want to buy a flip because most flippers do shoddy work and have no idea what they are doing.

While TX statutes say a foreclosure can take place in as little as 41 days if timed correctly, if the borrower is a consumer you will likely violate CFPB regulations. 

An out of control litigious society, and the things that really eat up modern family wealth have nothing to do with what consumers would expect.