Best of luck to all you out there.How much did you pay for these 3 buildings initially and how many years did it take you to earn the money to pay for them?  

I started investing a little over a year ago and have earned almost $160k gross so far with 3 Padsplits.Next year if I do nothing, the 3 current properties should earn about $200k gross. 

But if I sell it and put that money in the stock market and earn let’s say 8% I would make $40,000 on the same money.  

Larger brokerages sometimes are in need of administrative work, which could earn you a steady income while also getting exposure to the field. 

Found T&H realty services to be pretty interesting as they provide both buyer brokerage service (to help me find deals) as well as do property management i.e. they are not full turnkey provider necessarily, but reduces some of the hassle for me I guess as an out of state investor. 

My custodian does not have a money market or similar sweep account to keep idle cash earning.

Yet, many investors overlook simple strategies that can significantly reduce their tax liability.

We plan to spend the next 6-12 months continuing to earn and save, as well as nail down a final market we want to househack in.

I like this idea because it reduces the potential vacancy I could have by doing a short 3- to 4-month lease that ends in April or May, then starting over with a year lease.

I would also add, a contractor that you can buy materials for and they know how to put them in with little to know direction (reduces the management time of the project).