When I started out over 15 years ago  there were many times I would search where I was living for anything to pawn for a quick 15 bucks just so I could eat that day.

Most investors I know what to have their cake and eat it too.

Get several of the tomcat poison stations they are safe for kids and pets but mice can go in the little maze and eat it .

My people in this case are maybe10% low on rent value however they  do snow removal they mow  they weed eat and in general replace stuff if it’s minor .

I have heard a lot of bad stories about how Property Managers eat investors' cashflow with some dirty tricks like fake or exaggerated maintenance fee on top of 10% monthly fee plus first month's entire rent to move in a tenant. 

The utility bills are quite high ($150/tenant/month), and with the average rent for my units being 450, eat up 1/3rd of my income.

We only address termite or vermin issues that may occur in our single family properties.Repairs can eat into an owners profit and older buildings not retrofitted with modern systems can be a drain.

Fortunately my area is affordable enough I can afford to eat a bad deal or two, but I do try and figure out at least 3 seperate exits before I even think about putting in an offer.

My problem is that I've overwhelmed myself, there's so much to do and it feels like trying to eat an elephant with one bite.

Fat margins = here sure have this cookie (institution proceeds to eat an entire cake).