If you are up in the mountains, somewhere to store snowboards.

You could be buying a small manufacturer, or a retail store.  

I can even do it with grocery store carts.  

Gas + convenience store, where the gas sales are mainly a tool to draw customers into the C-store. 

It is hard to justify an expense that would eat up all of a majority of your cash-flow.An investor doesn't necessarily need 'any' professional but it really depends on your knowledge/amount of time you have.For example, technically, most people may not need a painter as the tools are available to them in Home Depot or most stores.

That is part of your return and you have to account for it.Since the beginning of time middle people have basically exploited inefficiencies in the market but eventually get eliminated or their role is drastically reduced: travel agents, stock brokers, floor traders, money changers, banks with tellers, cashiers, book stores, etc...

We only refund purchases made by error (I think that's fair - our refund policy is already very generous) to users account balance and not their card (kinda like store credit).

Protect Documents: Store originals safely and keep digital backups.2.

It may be a pet store, a pizzeria, movers, renter's insurance.

Hey Meghan, Someone like you in your position might find success in buying an existing property management company rather then starting one fresh.