@Jacobus Rex There is a deluge of bad information on the web and in guru seminars. 

BTW I spent about 7 years working in Black Hawk and never lost at gambling.

@Ray Agosto,  the first thing I do is go to a county web site and click on their property tax link.  

I think @Brad Larsen also gave you some great advice about the benefits of a career in Property Management as well as advice on taking a gamble on yourself, the way he did. 

Since it seems like you need more money and less debt, I think the best way you can get to the "real estate gambling table" is to first get more money.  

What you are doing is gambling with your future.

Hi All,I’m a software engineer doing web development by day and an aspiring REI at night.

For me it was a gamble to get the licensing, I was getting a divorce and didn't have extra cash - I put everything on a credit card.

Hello everyone,I am new to bigger pockets and after watching the webinar about how to start investing while having a full time job, I went and tried the bigger pockets analysis on the web page.Did two analysis for SFH and they both came out with over thousand dollars of negative cash flow.How important are the exact expense numbers for variable landlord paid expenses, fixed landlord paid expenses, and future assumptions?

The tenant originally stated he had gambling issues and today when he called he said he had money invested in the USA stock market which 'is taking a long time to clear' this seems like an unlikely story and another ploy to extend the eviction process.