@Melanie Baldridge I have received a refund for the past 3 years on my tax return from my W-2 job thanks to my real estate.

There are the low to $0 compensation up front gigs like being an agent that have high income potential down the road vs. the immediate pay off gig like a job paying $16/hour.

@Chris Seveney I was thinking of higher contractors for bigger electrical jobs or and major plumbing that may need done.

Without my job I couldn't have done this because sometimes they might need a new roof or other work.

Move a few thousand truckloads of soil offsite to get down to where GPR could do its job?

You can have a job and a real estate career as well. 

However, since we are staying out of the country, we would like to look for a reliable airbnb property management companies to do the end-to-end management from task i.e. listings, fixing a broken lock, get the house clean, liaise with guest etc.Any recommendation?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

It sounds like a great opportunity, especially with the location near theme parks and convention centers.Nice job negotiating a lower price with motivated sellers—that’s a smart move.

I ended up getting real estate license (while still keeping my job) grew the real estate business and continued to buy properties.