You'll be much more thorough if the tenant is not there looking over your shoulder & distracting you.

I only did about 30 of them and I don't think I would have made it to 100 if someone was standing over my shoulder threatening me! 

I just ask you to understand all the ramifications and pitfalls of what you are doing so that when the day comes that you do find yourself in hot water, that you understand that all of the blame and issues fall squarely on your own shoulders and nowhere else.

We had tried to contact some of out neighbors directly and were given the "cold shoulder".

As I am preparing to close on this 3rd property, I want to work on assembling a strong team of vendors from a strong handyman to a reputable GC and everything in between.The first 2 projects were done with me as the primary source of labor but 2 shoulder surgeries in the last 5 months has taken hammer out of my hands.

Again, I am so excited to get to know so many of you at Bigger Pockets and rub shoulders with the best! 

Pros: Reduce overall risk, have help to shoulder inevitable burdens, keep more cashflow from current property. 

I can agree with Kelly that the psychological aspect of carrying DEBT is the HARDEST weight on the shoulders at times.Here's my situation:I'm 26, own my own business have an income that's six-figure+.

The original question was could one find a property that would shoulder 50% operating expenses AND pay a 100% financed mortgage?

Just tgree years ago same homes were at 130k-150 max brand new so I'm worfied aboht a crash sometime in the future 10+ years from now but thats why I want to invest in another market and have a property management company take the work off my shoulders in the areas I listed...I have not talked to a bank yet to see what I woukd even qualify for in the range they set.