Grow = A bit more difficult...Indoors, no.

The cottage has outdoor shower only, do i need to get an indoor shower too or cover outdoor one. 3.

If this was a money maker the big guys would be doing it.

Total 'makers' when it comes to property/GIS data for 25 years.... and most likely far less expensive as a reseller than some of the options out there.MLS data?

Hi Laura,(This is not Investment Advice--because I do not give investment advice, I am simply answering your question here.)Lets say (just plugging numbers here) for example in Savanna if you own 1 SFH outright and after CAPEX, Repairs, Turns, Insurance, Property Taxes, and etc... you have $500 a month left over as spendable cash--sheltered by depreciation.10 would put $5,000 a month in your purse, which is probably a little more than your take home after the IRS and other deductions bite your paycheck.But you need to also have something to pay your Health Insurance, and depreciation stops after so many years, so you have to figure that in also.You will need to fully understand the expenses side of this business and make an excel financial model (if you want to be precise).Assuming it will take 30 years per property to pay the mortgage off free and clear, and 25% of the price of each in cash to buy and make rent ready each one....that might give you some idea of the time frame.The more money you have to start with the faster it will be.Also, in a situation like this, buying SFH's in the cheapest neighborhoods may result in buying in the most dangerous crime ridden neighborhoods..There are people in here who do just that...but you have to be hard and tough to avoid being taken advantage of...and because workers do not want to go (Fear Going) into these areas the owners typicality self-manage and self repair.Higher priced SFH's will take longer, and duplexes, triplexes and quads (may have) a little lower operating expenses over time--single roof for all, single shell for all, etc...There are other investment types out there, but I think you are asking about Buy and Hold---which is what I described above. 

Because the tenants will find a million ways to bother you and you'll have a bad relationship with them if they know you are the decision maker that strictly enforced the late fee they had to pay, that told him "no" they can't have new kitchen countertops, who raised their rent, who didn't repair this or that fast enough to their liking.

One is Broker/Owner where only brokers/decision makers for the company can attend.

Also, feel free to attend the Triangle Deal Maker Sessions (MeetUp.com), the next meeting is August 5.

Ultimately I decided to purchase a short term rental in door county which was further north than Corina covers.  

More than anything else - the team is the difference maker.