But it can be messy and complicated.

Sounds a little messy.  

Once you start supplementing income with rental income your tax returns get messy for some lenders and they dont want to spend the time needed to make a deal work. 

He said he got done with an extremely messy divorce and he’s been living in a hotel.

I see garbage and other items thrown into that grassy mess. I

The cleaning isn't going to get done by itself,, and a clean building KEEPS tenants,, a messy, smelly, dark burnt out lighted hallways sends them packing. 

If we find it is a tenant caused probable, we charge them for the cost of clean out.Depending on the price of the insurance, it may be worth it, but if you only have a few houses, the odds of not having a back up is in your favor.As an investor and future owner of many more properties, you should try your hand at doing it yourself; Rent the machine with the auger and motor on itTurn the water off to the commodeDrain it as best you canRemove the two closet bolts (when replacing, don't tighten too tight or your brake the porcine commode).Remove the wax ring--- messy, stinky -- use cloves - don't get it on your clothingLife the commode from the waste line......guaranteed you'll get water on you (hope it is not yellow)Now feed this heavy cable down the waste line as far as you can go.Push the start button on your machine and watch the cable spin as it seeks the block, oh, be careful because sometimes stuff will fly out and may  smack you in the face.If you are lucky you'll find a baby's toy, a rag or some sort of material that may be unpleasant; bag that ugly stuff for later disposal.Oh, did you buy a wax ring?

IE their acquisition and rehab funding.. over 2500 deals I have done in 14 states.. this is the biggest mess I have ever seen.. most who go down this road usually flame out in a few months.. as people catch on.. 

Just like any profession there are the professionals, and those who read a free ebook and are completely messy about it and have no idea what they're doing. 

They are pretty messy and always leave projects everywhere, but are generally not home and busy in their studios.