Very time-consuming. 

Being a full time landlord is sporadic and can be time consuming when it's bad.

@Jennifer WhitledgeJust curious, how do you know the water heater is consuming your electricity?

I tried flips and it's more time consuming than a buy and hold situation, particularly if you want to make money in the long run.

Hello BP Members, Lately I have been thinking that the whole residential real estate game is too time consuming and is super tiring. 

It is highly unlikely that a collector on a consumer mortgage has negotiation authority. 

I always recommend using XY Planning Network's Find an Advisor Site (I see one who specializes in working with real estate professionals).https://www.xyplanningnetwork.com/consumer/find-advisor-new/?

I second the first part of this - you should be asking your broker for guidance and not an internet forum.As far as the second part (not wanting to approach your broker about this), I think if you don't want to approach them then that is a clear indication that you are doing something below board.As a licensee you have responsibilities to treat all consumers fairly, regardless of whether they are a client or not.  

But, it's a time consuming and who knows how long before I can reep some benefits from this method.

It can be quite confusing when you see a big valuation difference between the value that the tax assessor places on a property and the value that a consumer site like Zillow places on a property.