We still own this property, but we have: 1) leased to market rent, 2) successfully implemented RUBS to save roughly $3,000/year, 3) Reduced vacancy/bad debt from pre-acquisition T-12 of 15% to less than 4%.

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t's all about price.

If I can get someone to take over for me they are going to have a much easier time bc of it, but even the lady who has been part time helping me acts so stressed beyond belief w/everything I teach her that it is insane to me. 

Would have done 2-3X better in stock market, and with 1000% less grief/stress. read this to start with Why your house is a terrible investment - JLCollinsnhAlso, big picture, residential RE, appreciates only at rate of inflation, on average both in US and abroad."

You find the house completely trashed with missing appliances and cabinets, tenants were cooking meth, windows broken, etc. 6-8 months of unpaid rent, unpaid utilities, thousands to empty the abandoned property and trash, $50,000 to completely renovate the property and make it rentable again, plus all the time, energy, and stress along the way.I would actually argue this is pretty common and not even the worst-case scenario. 

Way too much stress to do it yourself and there are a lot of hidden costs.

I still get emails from turnkey companies and one of them (Martel Turnkey) said "stress free investing".

Hi @Pinny T.!

I've found some operators find this very stresseful.