Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

Or can I hang onto it until (a) his lease officially ends; or (b) until I find a new tenant?  

So once again it’s off-line and I have guest that just checked in and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that they can hang in there until I get home in two days.

This is pretty low hanging fruit: If you do not already own real estate (personal occupancy) I would start by purchasing a SFH or 1-4 unit using a conventional mortgage:1.

Quote from @Cody Zucker: If you hang around ducks, you'll hear them say "quack" a lot.

I'm particularly passionate about the Houston areaOutside of real estate, I enjoy making money, hanging with my family, and traveling. 

I would call every "handyman special" sign you see hanging on telephone polls in your market.  

With the current positive CF and interest rates hopefully falling in the near future I would hang on for now until the rates come down and values start increasing again.  

I've tried asking if any maintenance was needed in various ways and never got a "Yes" in any form, even when there were obvious problems, such as paint peeling off the ceiling and a wired smoke detector hanging from the ceiling by the wire.