I'm lucky to have a stable government job with a decent salary. 

One of the tenants we have already started eviction proceedings against due to non payment of rent and the other one we are giving 30 day notice to because they had someone living with them that was not listed on their lease and this person was involved with some shady things so since it was a lease violation, she gets a 30 move out notice.   

Competition is reduced as most retail (non-investor) buyers tend to hold off until spring, given the challenges of moving during the winter.

Bakerson and the founder Bruce Wuollet once again went non-communicative.

Bakerson and the founder Bruce Wuollet once again went non-communicative.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Some of them work in government.

You could consider house hacking to reduce out of pocket expenses.It’s definitely an appreciation play not a cash flow play but with the federal government here appreciation is consistent - you won’t get super high appreciation like some places but also don’t get high depreciation as well.

We as a family visit any particular weekend its not being rented out during the non-frigid months, and even then many times.

Redirected retirement contribution to either self directed plan or to non retirement account2.