People who are involved in anything tend to have an overinflated sense of self, ego and importance.

I am starting to become involved in real estate investing and I am looking between two cities in Ohio to purchase my first property (hopefully a duplex).

This way you still have 50k in your account and you have $200 coming in every month for 10 years, then 1600/mo for the following 20 years.OR you can lend me the money for 7 to 10 years at 9% and I can do the same as above!!

RE is a lot more active and involved, even if you hire a PM and a GC which BTW eats up your returns.

And there is also a hope component involved.

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

I have never approved a tenant without meeting them, if everything looks good on paper, income, accounts, backgrounds.

Hi Jessica, I would suggest getting a propstream or any other lead generation account, finding cash buyers who bought similiar properties to yours in the last 3-6 months in the area of the properties you are looking to sell, skip trace then cold call or cold texting the list. 

Talk to accountants before trying this.

Now we only bring on high income W2, business owners, and investors who are specifically involved in real estate.