If I walked on to the golf course with all of Tiger Woods clubs and he only had a walmart putter and a 9 iron I know he would wreck me...

What I find most IRONIC about this is the timing..........natural gas companies stop leasing claiming they have no money left for leases they were buying up like hot potatoes and simultaenously the oil (gasoline) prices have dropped dramatically..............hmmmmmmmmmm

Excess Self Regard is the refusal of people to submit themselves to the iron clad fact of life that half of all people are below average in any endeavor.      

I have a 60 day cancellation policy and an iron-clad rental agreement which my lawyer put together. 

If they are forced to provide healthcare to every sick person (Ironic.... isn't it... that Insurance company should insure the sick.... obviously a broken system when the incentive of Insurance Company is to only insure the healthy) imaginable by force of law, Insurance company values will go down.NOW, revert it back to the old system where Insurance company can basically provide insurance for the healthy... and BAM!

Take your time to ensure that you have estimated the cost for repairs accurately, analyzed the market correctly, managed the project efficiently , and build in a large enough surprise factor on the one flip you are doing before you get too many irons in the fire.  

It's possibly to successfully self manage, but the ironic thing is that it's much more likely that you'd be good at it after you have lots of investing experience, which is when you probably can afford to just pay a PM. 

Just a criteria thing that you have to iron out and its a personal decision for you. 

I believe in the concept of iron sharpens iron and I wanted to sharpen my skills and continue to develop myself as a person and as a real estate investor. 

Here in Chicago, it's not as bad as most people make it out to be...I've ironically had more trouble in the suburbs.No matter what keep doing what you are doing....be okay a single or walk instead of a home run for your first few deals...experience & practice is the key to hitting the ball every time!