Making more income requires a significant amount of time, stress, and energy which would come at the expense of my family.I've also gotten to the point where it's harder to delay gratification--it's not a skill my wife is great at (so delaying gratification frequently means I go without, and she doesn't) and spending $2000 to go see nephews and nieces is much more important than having an extra 5 shares of google or MSFT. 

I talk about this on the BP podcast I did and frequently on BP. 

b) That all my records are available online, and emailed to me monthly.c) Frequent inspections.d) A preformatted Schedule-E helper report which gives me everything that my CPA needs to file my taxes. 

I looked at GPS tracking, but they need batteries changed frequently, and a monthly fee to be paid like a cell phone bill, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Im certainly not an expert in the Smokies other than a semi frequent guest - but if you have the cash I would think anything north of 10% is a good way to go. 

Syndications and passive investing are frequent topics of discussion in the forums.

These rules made it very challenging–-and frequently impossible–-for investors and others to operate non-owner occupied STR properties legally in Austin.

For the property managers in the audience... when setting up a property management agreement, what would you consider to be the best way to handle fees that aren't covered in the monthly management fee?

So, our target audience is people who have cash, but unable to pull the trigger coz they're scared and don't know anything about where to get started.

Of course it is up to you but you are really restricting your audience.