They clobber you with transaction costs when you sell for example (no $6.99 broker fees,)...Plus, you may have huge opportunity costs if a problem property, a complaining tenant or wayward property manager distracts you from you day job.So maybe try one... if it works, rinse and repeat.

It doesn't frame the door at all and accentuates the carport.Replacing/painting siding is too risky, so adding a tree to the left to hide the carport post and distract the eye would help.Adding a tall planter on the other side of the drive where your garden bed ends would help as well.Or a hanging planter off of the two posts - driveway left and porch left.Rick

I love writing code, but at some level, I know it's a distraction from making my first deal, which is essential to breaking down the barriers and achieving my goals.I'm searching for an individual or group to help guide me through purchasing my first property.

Do you want your kids to be cold or hot and distracted in old school buildings in older cities vs in newer nicer schools in newer cities. 

They're just red herrings to distract you from the rent.

I cannot help but be distracted and began to think about this....

After all this, if you find you want to dig deeper and get more involved, then you might want to strike out and start buying and managing properties on your own.Investing in other people's deals can provide you with an education with a relatively low level of risk and without a lot of distraction from your real job that would come from those 2:00 am clogged toilet calls.All the best,Jonathan

Otherwise, lots of small gigs to a type 1 operator is just stress and a potential mine field of distractions, which gets tiring after a while that money doesn’t always cure.

We scaled down the short term rentals simply because while not hard, that model seems to be more of a distraction now.

I've known about bigger pockets for some time, and after listening to a dozen or so podcasts in the past couple of weeks, I find myself distracted at work creating an account.