The right strategy for each person depends on your comfort level and a balancing of the below: - How you want to manage your monthly cash flow inflows and outflows, - Your opportunity costs for that money if it were reinvested elsewhere - what you're losing or gaining, are you getting ahead?

They do this in my market; however, please note this data is limited in scope and you will not get the same level of information if you were to pull the comps yourself or have an agent do it for you from the MLS.

Then either just keep just the 6 mortgaged and the other cash purchases, or roll them into the blanket loan to continue buying more until you reach your goal/comfort level.

I can't imagine being able to dice these responsibilities up at such a granular level.

Martin - yeah, that's our backup scenario.Once we expect to receive something the level of perceived value diminishes.

I'm only looking for people who are serious about taking it to the next level in the year to come.Thanks!

If it's above my level of ability to repair then I have a list of individuals who are reasonable priced and licensed and insured. 

Very low prices on houses (you'll make your money on buy-and-hold there, not property appreciation), lots and lots of renters, and a level and type of crime that you may find acceptable.

I also believe that PMs require a certain level of hands on management to make sure things go as expected with tenants.

I try to get as much info as I can about the owner so I can determine the level of care and the quality of services he implemented.