Nat shares his humble “hammer-swinging” beginnings, as well as the systems that today allow him to live a life of freedom while others manage his units.

You are all right about the trust factor, it is my livelihood that they're swinging a hammer to lol..

If not I am going to have to learn how to swing a hammer, thank god for youtube.

From everything that Josh & Brandon have hammered, I included the 10% Prop Management cost into the original calculation because someday Im not going to manage my properties myself.  

A duplex is nice, but try to get 4 units, unless you don't have that optionIf its about $10 ahead and you don't have other capital or a crew to help you run it, you might be in trouble later If you know how to do small repairs it helps you, but if you don't even know how to hold a hammer, you might be in trouble laterWhat is your debt coverage ratio? 

There's an old saying: "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail".

IF those screws are as stubborn and rusty as they look use a screwdriver and a hammer in proper measure. 

Stanley and plenty of other successful RE investors, DIY landlords don't have the right mindset and shouldn't be swinging hammers EVER.

You can hit two nails with one hammer with that strategy.

Could anybody help a meager old hammer swinger structure this thing?