Of course, I speak from experience: as one example, I submitted a maintenance request that I eventually escalated to an emergency, but days passed without any action by Latchel.

Eventually we will rent out the apartment as well.

I’ve been investing in the Tampa Bay area for over 20 years, with around 30 rentals myself, and it’s always inspiring to see folks like you diving in with such focus on cash flow.It’s amazing how buy & hold can really shift your lifestyle—I actually started out similar to you and eventually left my day job to focus on real estate full-time.

A numbers game implies you will eventually get success guaranteed.The fact of the matter is unless you target every single person in the USA, AND there is a guarantee that at least one person is motivated, AND there is a guarantee they get no other mailers, or temptation from competitors and they pick you... 

Do you think the rising taxes might eventually become a bigger concern, or do you feel the benefits will continue to outweigh the costs? 

Looking at lots listed for 15-25k in Texas satellite towns to initially hold then eventually build class A/B duplexes. 

Eventually, I hope to use the knowledge I gain and the connections I make to take action and get started in the world of Real estate investing.

somehow this almost never works out; eventually the property sells for something close to land value.  

I’d love to have real estate provide some financial freedom/flexibility and create a portfolio that I could eventually get my kids involved with and pass down to them, but I end up feeling frozen/stuck based on the factors above. 

We wanted to eventually use this land for short and long term rentals and it would take much money and time to make that happen.