This past summer I sold alarm systems door to door for 6 days a week, and to break up the monotony, began reading a real estate investing book that my friend had laying around.I hopped on Amazon and found Sean Terry's Flip 2 Freedom book and podcast and have since been absorbing as much knowledge as I can.

So help me out here.Are you thinking of things like HOA, vacancy rate, reserves, utilities, lawn care, pest control, repairs, advertising, security alarm, trash, water, evictions, legal, etc?

So far thinking things like:- replacing air filters- testing and replacing batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms- carpet and floor cleaning and/or replacement - assessing for leaks and all working sinks, showers, toilets- wall repairs and painting - appliances are in working order- deep clean- change locks and battery -replace all lightbulbs inside and out- minor repairs- landscaping Anything I am missing?

Hey Guys,I reviewed the lease (created by our property management) for our tenants, and I feel like we, the landlords, are not protected enough on that lease. for example, I would want to add an addendum about "changing a battery on a smoke alarm".

When the alarm goes off the “loser” inside me wants to sleep in.

We simply followed the timeless advice: "be a thief of good ideas."

I found myself not only to a 5 am alarm clock and traffic which is the norm, but this afternoon my boss thought it was a great ideal to keep me in the sun outside to work with no tent, and to work an extra 75 mins for my shift (I'll get home right in rush hour traffic).

My schedule is so consistent that I haven't set my alarm clock in 15 years. 

That would be like putting up a sign that says "No alarm system on this property!".  

But it was Theodore Roosevelt who reminded us that "comparison is the thief of joy".Income - outgo - staying power - It's way more about about the attitude than the decimal point!