Take baby steps and don't measure where you are by what others have achieved. 

I'm all about those hardwood floors throughout, baby!

But I'm sure we might be seeing a lot more of this as the Baby Boomers begin to retire and start living in their RVs.

With a population this size, you have less labor issues (more people to keep labor cheap), a built in growth machine for appreciation/rents due to babies born and people moving there, and the city is well-known.#2: Landlord Friendly - call local property managers/eviction attorneys and see what the average eviction time is and if the judges give landlords a lot of trouble.

👍One month ago, before I started learning about real estate I definitely would have gone ahead to purchase my "baby", but it's not a smart move if I'm to really get things moving in my investing career. :(   but   :) Better to be serious and go for something that provides the type of value that I can retire from.

The tenant that moved out had a baby and I guess they must have tried to baby proof the home.

Took a little break from BP when we had our first baby but still moving forward with our projects!

My tenants had a baby so I sent them a $25 gift card to baby R us when they told me there where pregnant and then bought another $25 of baby stuff when their daughter was born.   

Trust me, you don't want to deal with this tenant, I GUARANTEE you that there is some boyfriend/baby daddy/boo boo bear that will be moving in with them, and since that person is not on the application, that in itself is a whole 'nother can of worms. 

I am moving with my husband and our baby to a house we are buying.