But it's a pain in the *** to put together all the paperwork.....And I have two 5-month-old babies.

We are all about baby steps but keep your eye on the ball!

I've watched the guru's on youtube looking for answers to all manner of real estate and lucked up and found Bigger Pockets.I have read the beginners guide and have a clearer path now as far as what I am looking to start out doing.I am a newborn baby to real estate investing and my goal for starting out is to buy and hold properties in my area.

Our first house was a duplex and it was what made it possible to only work part-time and be home with my babies the rest of the time.

I need your advice on his- he rents to friends of friends, public servants who just had a baby.

There is nobody I would rather have  dinner with, nobody I would rather do anything with, than Happy, Baby Bee, and  Paige.7.

But for now, baby steps, I just want to get into one property and start now so that there is some light at the end of the tunnel in terms of early retirement and the ability to be free to do the things I have passion for, like music recording and composition, spending time with family, etc.....

23 First primary residence and a baby within 6 months. 10 years later at 33 renting it out while moving up.

My longest STR stayed 81 weeks, and he only left because his girlfriend was having a baby and he didn't want his son to have a Kansas birth certificate.My longest current tenant has been renting since September. 

I have no employees to baby sit, no perishable inventory to move, no franchise fees to pay, and no store to maintain.