But, yes, it sounds like simply looking at your numbers and determining whether or not you can absorb a salary is the time to consider it. 

Example, buying a vacant lot from a neighbor and simply explaining that someone else will be on the contract in a few days is not easy.

I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work

If the partner moves out of state next year they are still a 10% owner, but you simply hire another property manager for that same 8-10%.

Sometimes emails go to spam and simply some people just don't check their email religiously like the rest of us.

Hey @Jonathan Sanchez, a lot will depend on your area.If you are buying in a saturated area with lots of competition, then using an aggregator like Pricelabs to help make your pricing accurate is handy.If you are in an area that has less, then simply looking at nearby properties that are similar to yours on VRBO and AirBNB.

He also doesn't control regulations in the states/cities, but his attempts to cut regulations may trickle down and impact personal property rights and people's ability to use their properties as they see fit.

It's simply factual:  you violated the lease by smoking, stop it, remove the resulting odor and that a repeat action could result in eviction and loss of security deposit.  

Many benefits to doing so. 2) If you are going to invest outside your area, the one thing I rarely see mentioned here is simply the "investment landscape".

The country simply does not have enough affordable housing units, and the new supply of affordable housing units is not keeping up with new demand.