For example, if you’re investing in residential properties on the southwest side of town, eliminate property managers focused on commercial properties or other areas.Research CandidatesSearch Engines: Be cautious—Google rankings often reflect marketing, not quality.Yelp Reviews: Read reviews critically; tenants, not property owners, typically write them.

You will require many properties to completely replace your income, which could become a new full-time job to manage.

Petrillo RI law is you have to replace with a septic.

How do you replace the air filters?

I love your goal to build up enough cash flow to replace your income!

Another expense is replacing items that are broken, stolen, or worn out over time. 

. - We also have S8 tenants move because the owner won't agree to repaint, replace carpeting, etc. - that were new when the S8 tenant moved in 1-2 years ago.Another challenge of finding S8 tenants is many EXPECT you to waive application fees and security deposits. 

Quote from @Max Wilhite: Welcome to the BiggerPockets community in the tab at the top of your screen it says starting out under that you’ll find a search engine where you can find all listed real estate meet ups in your area.Thank you! 

I have some web design skills (I'm an engineer, so easy to learn new programming languages) and I'm currently testing my new system to manage the tenants.

We're also exploring Monday.com for onboarding new properties and Hospitable’s new "owner statements" feature.We look to balance efficiency with these tools without over-engineering into cost inefficiencies.