Might want to start M2M in case yo have any rotten egg tenants that need to be moved out quickly.Land lording has many nuances that you will need to learn quickly, such as what are my legal obligations? 

This can significantly add to your closing costs, which eat away at any gains you are expecting to make on the new investment. 

Apple Bananas, Plantains, Coconuts, papaya, Starfruit, dragon fruit, limes/oranges/grapefruit, Avocados, Cacao (you can eat the pod itself, versus just the chocolate), Soursop, Custard Apple and others planted last year, starting to take off with the rainy season. 

Price to rent ratios rarely meet the 1% rule and Property Taxes and PMI's eat away at monthly cash flow, so have any of you found neighborhoods with favorable numbers in these categories? 

We're covering all utilities which eats into that 5K quite a bit.

Guess I found out what her kids eat ...

I wouldn't put my eggs in that basket.

I've heard aim for 15% of ARV in profit for new investors but I'm using a HML, which will obviously eat at that margin. 

I use Chase for another business but don't want to put all my eggs in one bucket

Don't contest the pauper claim as this is rarely successful and eats up time & effort. 2.