The employer knows they won't report it to anyone for fear of losing their job.

When does the cash flow start? 

Attend your local REIA and start connecting.  

The most successful investors systemize and delegate.How to Let Go (Without Losing Control)🔹 Automate – Use rent collection software, project management tools, and automated messaging for tenants.🔹 Delegate – If you’re spending hours on tasks that someone else can do for $20 an hour, it’s time to outsource.

Purchase price: $275,000 Cash invested: $294,000 Sale price: $355,000 Seller was behind on pay HOA payments and in risk for losing the property.

Are you able to start investing in your hometown instead?

What's the point of getting cash flow if you lose all your capital?

I personally would sell the house - it's negatively cash flowing ~100/month, if you were to add in repairs/maintenance, CapEx, vacancy, rising insurance/property tax costs I would think you're actually losing more than you estimate (luckily it's new so you are on the very low end of that right now).

Let me know if you’d like to connect over a call or coffee and I can share my experiences or answer any of the many questions you have as you get started!

Here once you start passing $1500 in rent your pool is getting pretty shallow.