Kids will break pieces off and chew on them.

I think most experienced MF investors would tell you that you might be biting off more than you can chew for your first deal.

Or will the realtor work chew to much of my time up while being in school.My other idea is to get move into the property management realm.

You may not market anything, not even chewing gum, to bank customers and your having access to accounts is highly confidential.

I am new to this so please dont chew me up and spit me out.

Once I realized what was going on, I got the broker on the phone and chewed him out like a regular Al Pacino Scarface.

Age, size, rent level, location, market and government all influence the time required.Age is obvious and has been mentionedSize of the property, the bigger it is the more time to make readyRent level, higher income tenants usually take less time to deal withLocation, driving time, meeting tenants, repair tripsMarket, higher vacancy takes more attention, ads, applications, etc.Government influences, code requirements changing, the flavor of the courts and evictions and civic actions involving your property can chew up time.Each property is unique, each tenant is different, your time expensed will be a guess at best.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of HOAs and I think that well run licensed home daycares provide a valuable service, for example by usually being a lot more flexible with hours, less expensive, etc.Anyway, I do have a few random ideas for you since I've been chewing on your post for the last day or two since you posted it.First, this has got to be really upsetting for you, so definately watch out that you keep yourself in "find a solution" mode, and not "crusade" mode.

Not wanting to bite off more than we can chew our first go round, we are thinking in the 25k to 35k range for a fixer upper (HUD/ Foreclosure/ etc.) condo/townhouse.

Another is a no nonsense primer on landlording by Mike McLean:http://www.section8bible.com/. . .and thirdendarily, read read read BP, I have learned 5 years of butt chewing trial-and-error wisdom in months from my wiser brothers and sisters here.YMMV, and Happy Easter all,Tevis