The issue also occasionally comes up on the forums.The biggest argument against it is the evil associations, with people that are power hungry, and may raise the maintenance fees without you having any control over it.

The multi family market is tight but occasionally they'll come up in the 7-9 cap range that can become 11-14 caps with some value add and other strategic moves..

I have just learned that I may or may not have overstepped my arms length vs personal involvement by occasionally providing repair work at no cost.  

I know Globe and the Herald occasionally have some stuff.

Occasionally they will have other incentives for you to switch fuels; they might send a guy out to inspect that the hydronic heaters are there, and then later to inspect the electric ones, and then give you a rebate.I've never had to deal with hydronic heat, but you might ask an HVAC guy if anything needs to be adjusted on the boiler / water tank if you permanently remove some of the apartments from the system.If you have any of the exterior walls open, now is an excellent time to put in as much insulation as you possibly can. 

In reality, I am property manager/investor/landlord/occasional contractor/occasional maintenance guy......but owning a Company makes it sound more official and also encompasses all the above jobs. 

Its close to the horse racing area of Ocala, so we put it up for AIRBNB last year for the first time and it booked up December-March @ 4k/Month for the winter circuit with the occasional rent out for a few days a month since..

There are occasionally happy endings to these things, I suppose in as much as a story about cancer can have a happy ending.

Live on 3K a month, but have another 1 to 2 K coming in for safety and even the occasional toy.What about health insurance and medical costs?

I understand the basics of book keeping and I think once I have my books set up, I will only need help with doing my taxes and the occasional question.