When I was young and broke and wondering how to take care of a new wife and future kids, the part that was MOST scary, was how do I feed, clothe and care for them.

Cars, home improvements, clothes, restaurants and clubs, nice vacations.

One is housing a puppy (pit bull) without proper approval and every time I try and force the issue they claim the dog isn’t there and was just visiting (will not accept the fact that even visits are not allowed) second tenant same building keeps having ex wife visit for the weekend with large unregistered dog (pitbull rotty mix)when I call them on it they say it won’t happen again but the women keeps coming and the dog is said to be there by tenant who is disgruntled about their dog and late payment issues.

Originally, I was looking to do only LTR (I have 24 units) and have now decided to join forces with two incredible women who are looking to start at STR property management business in our vacation tourism hotspot of a town.

Women were demeaned from the platform: numerous references to the little woman out shopping, and "yeah, gals you too can do this."

I have plenty of privacy, my own entrance/restroom and all so I will probably continue to do so until I pick up my 4th rental in about 15-18 months or settle down.Ytd my checks come in at an average of nearly $4300/mo if I factor in all of my stipends and extra duty pay and I’m confident that this will continue to grow each school year.My expenses breakdown per month: $250 groceries, $250 set aside for traveling, $400 nights out/dates, $300 clothes (and random amazon stuff lol), $300 gifts/kindness (birthdays for example), $300 bills.

Then out of that cut comes all of the agents fixed and variable expenses like errors and omissions insurance, association fees, MLS fees, health insurance, continuing ed, licensing fees, gas and vehicle expenses, software subscription fees, marketing, laptop, cell phone, clothing (optional), team split, desk fees, photos/cleaning/staging/advertising/signs if they're the listing agent, etc., etc., etc. 

And I'm not even addressing the entire national market - this is expressly about Portland, Maine.You want to talk national trends I would be happy to point out that first time buyers as a % of mortgage applicants is around 45% versus 15% two years ago, that there is a lot of overdevelopment going on in multiple markets (D.C. comes to mind as a great example, and the public apartment REITs results there back this up), that birth rates for 25-35 year old women have started picking up, etc. that all support my viewpoint that entry-level single-family product is what people want and that on the balance, the market is not as supportive of rent increases as it was three years ago.

Buying properties on the same site where you can buy used clothes just doesn't sell well with me.

I would be extremely grateful" (don't ask women for their shirt)What's the worst that could happen?