Midwest cities with populations under 300,000 typically have cheap property taxes.

Digitize physical receipts for easy storage and use a consistent naming convention for easy sorting - 2024.03.25 Home Depot.- Maintain proper records, such as contracts, settlement statements, and promissory notes.- Additionally, you can track income and expenses consistently using software or spreadsheets.If you track everything, you could show a loss and use that to offset other earned income (such as a W2) which will net you a bigger refund.

So - with something like that in place, I would tell you that a property manager is highly overrated (perhaps the better way of saying it is "over-paid") for the amount of work that is typically needed in a month.

If they were married, I'd think it would be more of a conversation about their future, but I can understand that if you are only with someone for 1-2 years they might not be willing to pack everything up and follow you on your real estate journey right away.Any thoughts or ideas to help us sort through the weeds on how to go about finding a house hack with these constraints? 

However, I am still very hands-on for my management business, typically logging 80 hours a week between my two jobs.

Sub to deals are risky for the buyer and typically provide little to no value for the seller. 

They’re now asking if the pet deposit can be refunded or credited toward their January rent to help them during the holidays.The tenant was apologetic about making this request and acknowledged it might not be typical.

If it crashes hard enough, it impacts your personal finances, your relationships, and even your mental/physical health.With the exceptions of politicians and so-called charities, building wealth typically requires sacrifice and time.

Is there typically an ROI?

A good investor friendly agent typically does “driving for dollars,” from what I’ve heard, and they might have a direct line on off market properties.Eyes on the Future - At 19, you can stack up quite the portfolio over the next decade.