In this scenario, you won't take them by the hand and make it all a piece of cake for them, so you get the blame for why they can't do it.

The icing on the cake is that while we're in this boom the rent prices are excellent for landlords.  

Again, I dont want to count on this, but it would be 'icing on the cake' and gives incentive to try to achieve those goals over time if you actually have a 'dollar benefit' associate with it.What are the rest of you doing for cap-ex and repairs?

Sure it will not appreciate as much but I see that as icing on the cake not something to even put in the equation.

Anyhow, houses are selling like hot cakes in our area. 

He told me I should invest in a Scooter and ride over 30 minutes to his location to find him deals (icing on the cake).

As Joshua said, first Monday of the month except when I'm in Spain : ) November is the 2nd Monday and Veteran's Day as well, so we will take a moment to celebrate our Vets (thanks for your Service, Shipmate) and eat some cake made by one of my core investor's wife who owned a bake shop in North Carolina before they moved here.

I have taken advantage of lots of holiday sales and ordered most of the materials for at least 50% off.The icing on the cake is that we leave for Ireland the day after closing!

I've been working as a network engineer and programmer even before the (public) Internet existed; technology is a young person's game, and it's about time I focused on "retiring" into a more profitable vocation.My career has been focused on delivering exceptional customer service, and my plan is to apply this same focus to my newfound interest in real estate investing.From what I've reviewed, my interest lies in both wholesaling and flipping residential homes at this point.I welcome and appreciate any and all input; working with a mentor would be icing on the cake!

It gives you some nice "icing on the cake" if you do self-manage, but let's you plan to pass management off to someone else if that need arises..