We also put a ring door bell or camera on the front and back of the property with smoke sensors and decibel sensors on the interior to record high levels of noise or smoking. 

Or if they do the traffic and 'noise' is more of a feature than a bug.  

It is entirely worth it if you can believe in your self and continue to grind for the first 12-18 months.

To permanently escape the daily grind, your property must be continuously occupied by reliable tenants.

Great lessons about not letting oneself be distracted by background noise and keeping one’s eyes on the prize.

Locality in Hollywood, FL has specific quiet hours, and I do not want to get noise complaints.

It is possible they will have guests over and make day-time noise which your wife won't appreciate.

When I started grinding the cracks to fill with crack filler, it was like grinding on a sand castle.

Only in areas that are bringing in more money for tuition (such as private college/universities) would it be considered advantageous to ‘compete’ with a few upgrades (basically keeping renters closer to a lifestyle in amenities they might be used to)Perks here are -Minimal ‘basic needs’ updates only needed most of the timeRent often paid by someone else (first bank of Mom and Dad in a lot of cases)Never really a need to market property/have scarce renter poolA lot of folks are worried about the lack of credit history with student renters, worried about property damage and this is the key to help with that;Add the parents/legal guardians to the lease and screen their credit/background just the same as any other renterGet the maximum allowed by your state in terms of security depositHave utilities paid by renters (this lessens the likelihood of seasonal utilities being out of control)Use an app/online payment system to ‘remind’ of payment due/accept payments automatically (like AHC deposit)Use an online (or even via text on group with co-signer) to report damages/issuesUse this same app or text thread to respond to anything abnormal/red flag likes noise complaints, too many overnight guests etc- keeps a ‘report’ in to parents as well and can be used as leverage for offering ‘responsible housing’Offer a GPA discount; this sounds silly maybe but it takes responsibility to make good grades and carry a higher GPA.

I haven't purchased any properties yet but I'm hoping to use real estate as a way to escape the 9-5pm grind and build wealth over the long term.