Secondly I just finished "Real Estate by the Numbers" also by Dave Meyer - even though I have a business degree and am actively involved in investing it was a really great refresher on not just the numbers and theories involved in real estate decisions but also the pros and cons of different return metrics and how all the metrics relate to one another. 

Even though I have a business degree from a prestigious NYC University my skill set from owning my own business for 25 years did not transfer into my eventual W-2 job or the job market itself.

@Seth Mattox so we manage some that are over an hour away, so we have to do some of this stuff, but not to the same degree.

So telling my tenant to pay, get emails from, and use an app called "LANDLORD studio" does make me feel uncomfortable to some degree as it makes it sound more like a 1 sided transaction. 

After recent significant increases in property taxes, homeowners insurance, utility costs, supply costs, maintenance costs, and construction costs the margins are thinner to a significant degree.

My name is Cole, and I’m finishing up a degree in Applied Statistics at UVA in Charlottesville, VA.

Currently, I am working on a bachelor's degree for the next few months but after that, I will be jumping into the pool with many of you.

If I don't pay my bill they have no problem cutting off my heat in the winter or a/c in the middle of a 110-degree heat wave here in Texas!

As a landlord, I verified the work needed by pictures being sent, and arranged for a contractor to go in person who is licensed and insured to give an estimate for the work stating to management company this would likely have to come out of a security deposit.The management company was initially asked prior to me arranging this appointment with contractor, to have someone professional quote the damage, and they disregarded my wishes and without my knowledge, or notifying me, granted consent to the tenant to fix the door " in any way they see fit, and to attempt to fix it themselves to the degree of their liking." 

I have a degree in Project Management and could potentially find a job in another market if it would better support my real estate investing goals.Here are the questions on my mind- Should I keep saving and wait to buy something locally in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, or Connecticut, where I could manage the property more easily?