They are very successful small builders without much stress and their bank account I'm sure dwarfs those who borrow and spend.

How much time it will cost you and how much stress it will cause.

I'll stress again, your paperwork is KEY, it'll keep you out of a lot of legal trouble.

hello fellow investors,I have recently purchased my first investment property (stressful but also lots of fun) and will soon comlete the rehab.

I don't need anything else like toys - but only to be relieved of overhead, bills, and normal stress. 100k annual net does that fine.assumptions:Added variables:mediocre creditI'm a very good all-around carpenter, but want half my day for my creative life.highly creative: would rather put that energy into other areas of life that renovating and design but willing to mix rentals with flips for a few more years.have a couple nice houses that only break even now.

His house needed a lot of clean up and he was really stressed out about it.

I am noticing that I am feeling very stressed when the phone rings, its almost as if I am hoping to not get any response.

I'd walk if I didn't have either the cash or the equity after I bought the place.If I got past the above, my next step would be to do a daytime drive-by on the property and see if there were any obvious signs of major repairs needed (a roof with waves in it or damaged shingles, rotting fascia, stress cracks on the exterior, if the house is square with the foundation, general condition of the exterior).

Love my life now and for the most part stress free.     

I have had some great stress moments that have made great writin material for our blog but so far no financial issues.