At the same time,  I would love to have money in the bank so I can purchase a new deal and not have to worry about getting a Heloc, loan, or refi started and waiting days or weeks to get the available money.  30% equity left in a home is all I will be aiming for with maybe 1 of 10 properties paid off down the line for an emergency nest egg.

@Andrea FinkelsteinHello, we had some pest problems too, and roaches are the same everywhere, soooo In my home land we use a mixture of sugar glass and baking soda, equal parts, mix well and place one spoonful per corner, they will die in their nest, and other roaches will become ill as well, just give it max 15 days, you will spend $20.00 maximum.

Leverage is a beautiful thing when your growing your nest egg.

I would never invest my nest egg in an unknown market. if you live in an area of high entry you have a few options: save more money for a dp and  learn how to buy using owner occupy financing and do a house hack...or, do what I did- i moved to where I could invest in a way that allows me to follow my dream. 

If all go well you'll come to the decision point to pay down the loan and have a very nice nest egg you can continue to borrow against or use the 1031 Exchange tool and leverage those capital gains into purchasing many cash flowing properties.

A hornets nest, fleas in the carpet or something they could do something about that develops after occupancy that may be related to their pets or their behavior they should address it. 

We start weedeating the fence line, so we can paint, then the tenant let's me know that there is a hornet nest in the bush, and the have just been avoiding the area.  

Since odds are that young tenant isn't sitting on a nest egg, even if you were to win odds are you would never collect.

If you don't have an attorney on speed dial to address potential issues, you'll lose more sleep and more of your assets and $ by just one person who will cry wolf and mess with everything you've done to build yourself a nest egg. 

I'm also in my 60's so I'm not sure of the best way to invest in real estate to meet my needs as I don't have 30 years like many people to build up a nest egg.