It's really much more fun and fulfilling than my far-away Disney rental, and it allows us to almost cover our mortgage while we grow equity in a great place to live. 

I recommend installing automation as one differentiator fromother properties.The furnishings must be durable and attractive to tenants.Quality photos and a property-specific website that provides extensivedetail about the property, the area, fun things to do, etc.Flexible lease terms.

You say you work remotely, find a great, fun, affordable location and move there and house hack!

They are not going to be fun to work with.

I know it can be fun to conceptualize how much you can make but it is the doing that actually make sthe money. 

You also have another fun tid-bit that over 85% of people who take out a Heloc refinance in 3-5 years to consolidate or they must in order to pay off heloc to borrow more money.You cannot have (3) loans there is no way a bank or lender is going to take 3rd lien position.

It won’t be fun building unless you or someone you truly trust, not your builder is on site.  

Pokes fun of Ken and both bantering parties on this thread.

As you scale, if bookkeeping isn't fun for you, consider hiring a bookkeeper for a couple hundred bucks per month.We do 20 out of state Flips/BRRRRs per year and use QuickBooks Online to manage all of our finances for rehabs. 

That's when the fun started!