I think real estate investing is a big pill to swallow and it’s better to have your first investment be something more manageable.

It is a hard pill to swallow, but your tenants don't have to live up to your standards. 

So if the tenant calls me, I would call the handyman to make the fix.What more management is needed (outside of placing and moving out the tenant)10% a month fee, when most months there will be nothing that needs addressing is the pill I don't want to swallow.I have a property in GA that I self manage and I have not had an issue doing it like this.

Ideally this should be the profit margin you'd like to see after all of your expenses from the perspective of you were just the 'lender', and while I think 8-10% is fair, that might be a hard pill for them to swallow.

Wow, that's a big pill to swallow Belinda.  

Tell your emotions to take a chill pill, and they can get all scared again when you decide to actually do the buying yourself.

I do not mind paying a higher interest rate but the points really make it a hard pill for me to swallow.Good Luck!!

There isn't a magic pill for this REI thing.  

BP is no magic pill 

I agree that the MAX is a tough pill to swallow for taxpayers that, A) don’t use it and B) don’t own a business or property around it, as these taxpayers are subsidizing every ride in a heavy manner.