.$20.00 To repair a cracked microwave exhaust cover, which was actually already cracked when we moved in, but we didn’t catch it early enough to get it on our move-in walk-through report unfortunately.$6.67 To remove the piece of duct tape and residue over the crack of the microwave exhaust cover we had placed.$3.33 To put a smoke detector back on the ceiling (We had finally removed it because no matter how many times we replaced the battery, we finally realized it was broken, we could never get it to stop the constant annoying chirping, And we forgot to put it back up before leaving)And the most ridiculous one of all…$20.00 To take our 2 trash cans to the curb along with the some extra bags of trash and old empty cardboard boxes.

Exhausting.

If we get into a bind finding more financing after we exhaust all our conventional loan options, we may pay some off to be able to buy more that way if it makes sense at that time.  

I'm always too burned out and exhausted at the end of the day to be productive so this is a great alternative. 

BTW, i work a good full time job so i do not need the cash flow to live on.Thanks in advance for any help and I would respectfully ask that we stay on topic ( no contacts or comments on "helping" me get a 30 yr fixed...please assume that effort is exhausted...for now at least)

So you'll end up exhausting the repair account, and dipping into your operating or personal account, thus making the accounting very confusing come tax time. 

Are they just far enough away from a metro area where a day trip would be exhausting, but a weekend trip would be worth it?

@Jeff Sechrest I tend to agree - if you’re buying homes in the $2k to $6k range that are already 90%+ depreciated, your payback period on your cash outlay is probably 2 years or so and then you have cashflow until the unit has exhausted all of its value.

If you are planning on adding additional assets in the near future, then go with the higher projected numbers.Keep in mind, in the event of any liability claim (at fault auto accident / someone getting hurt on one of your properties, many more situations) your underlying policy will be 1st in line, then your umbrella will kick in once the underlying policy is exhausted.

I feel the investment climate has changed radically since my last post and wanted to get some advice on the safest places (diversification, I believe, is key) to park the remaining cash that would generate enough passive income to semi-retire (these recent deaths have left me emotionally and physically exhausted and I feel I need a year or two to recover on a beach somewhere).