@Sherri Southwell, I agree in principle that the efforts are the same, but the work needed to perform is a much different animal.

A few ideas that we came up with:- Solar Panel farm- Animal grazing (not sure if that actual generates income)- Shooting range- Camp groundsIf anyone out there wants to share ideas, that would be great!

Didn't cost me a dime and now we're saving another 155/month.Spent about 8k on new stucco siding on my home. 2 coats of stucco over wire mesh, plus a 3rd coat of MasterWall (latex product with color).

Unless folks, or animals, were regularly visiting between the two houses or the were sharing blankets, the bedbugs are quite unlikely to make the migration from one house to the next.  

I forgot to mention -- as a marketing guy, my main talent lies in creating stunning websites, floor plans, 3d animation/design of floor plans, professional photography/videography and much more. 

Hard money would be my last option , private or hard money are two different animals, cost for hard money if you run into holding longer than panned your broke in a minute so plan ahead when using hard money.

I went out and stood on my porch for 10 minutes without a coat. 

If so how many coats?

My definition of turn key means that the property has been fully renovated, not just having a coat of paint and some new carpet.

My advice for anyone starting out and even for someone like me, who's been a landlord for 15 years, flipped on and off for around 10 years, including full time for the last 2 1/2 years and a WI broker for 10 years, is to take each and every purchase as its own unique animal and there are all sorts of intangibles involved in investing as well.