For example, I mention that every adult must pay a $30 application fee, pass my credit/criminal background, make a combined income of 3x the rent, and whether or not the property accepts pets.

I wanted to share the financials after 3 years, and demonstrate what three years of real estate investing can achiev3 Bed/1 Ba Single Family Pro-Forma:Year 1 (2021)Income:Rent: $1,200.00Expenses:Mortgage: $509.95Taxes: $119.10Insurance: $43.84Cap Ex: $60Repairs/Maintenance: $60Vacancy: $60Monthly Cashflow:$347.11/mo or $4,165.32/yrYear 3 (2024)Income:Rent: $1,300.00Additional Pet Rent: $75Expenses:Mortgage: $509.95Taxes: $155.43Insurance: $53.03Cap Ex: $68.75Repairs/Maintenance: $68.75Vacancy: $58.75Monthly Cashflow:$450/mo or $5,400/yr (Total/Not 50/50 %)Total Equity: $37,473.88-Principal Equity: $7,959.62I have learned a lot about the systems needed in place to run a rental property, and how important picking the right tenant is. 

@Victor Vella @Josh Gregory sorry pet above forgot to tag

Through this forum I have found that people are projecting tone on words in a forum which is not reality at all.I agree that there is a groundswell of unresearched questions which is a personal pet peeve of mine and what led to this post.

The EPA has published new lead paint standards. https://www.healthday.com/health-news/environmental-health/e...All five of my rentals were built well before the end of the lead paint era.

You're accepting pets.  

.- Getting tenants to agree to rent increases and turning in all the required paperwork to caseworker, then, you guessed it, chasing them to process it- Dealing with the tenant's "entitlement attitude" that they don't have to follow the terms of the lease, so they move in other individuals and/or get pets without permission.So, a good PMC will charge something more to manage a S8 tenant/property - either a higher percentage or a one-time or annual fee.

I’m also a big enthusiast for health and wellness, always striving to improve myself and learn more.If anyone in the Houston market would like to connect or has any advice for someone just starting out, I’d love to hear from you!

Power.Having said that, we should all be aware of the ever-changing weather/climate and how it might affect our investing and more importantly, our lives and health.

Hey so I just closed on a property in Polk County FL my mortgage is $1535 average rent in the area is $1500–1800 I have a freshly renovated house with 3b 2 ba 966 sqft I listed it on the higher side since it’s remodeled for $2100 I only had one person reach out to me and they were telling me the price is to high and I have not had any applicants I just paid for advertising on Zillow today and I posted the property yesterday I cover water and the property comes with washer and dryer hooks, loose pet policy and there is a laundry mat directly behind it.