There are certain things that require experience that DIYers just can't get right or spend way too much time trying to do.

I spend less than an hour a month dealing with them. 

At one time, I told people to spend money on a skip trace so they could file the in personam QT lawsuit (the one where you can served lawsuit papers on all defendants) and avoid the expense of the in rem QT lawsuit (the one where you need a GAL).

They yield results, but I understand a lot of other people have jobs where they cannot spend so much time on their listings. 

I started with Podio (Premium) and already I am seeing it's limits without having to spend a lot of time customizing it or hiring someone to do it or even paying a monthly fee to some third party.

By the time I retire, I want to have enough rental properties to have financial independence to enjoy my hobbies and enjoy spending time with my family and watch my children grow up.

Don't spend your time with other agents as a focus. 

Hope to spend more time here in retirement.

We don’t use the 70% rule for anything except to decide if we’re going to look at the deal… and even then we just want to see if it’s close before we spend time running numbers.

Given his spending habits during his first term, it might be a wash.Costs to build new properties will probably increase.