I know what they say about too good to be true so I am not putting all my eggs in one basket just yet.

Going out to eat is less feasible with a baby so you stay home more.

Some areas of NY can have rent control which If landlord pays utilities having costs and repairs go up but having rent stagnant can really hurt your bottom line and cash flow growth.Some of the older buildings have really expensive repairs lurking where you can't see them that can eat up cash flow for years.IMMEDIATE capex comes off the purchase price.

The can eat pets and can endanger and ocasionally kill people, too.

I guess my plan is to wait it out longer, evaluate my side and possibly eat her 6% so I can get a realtor who actually markets

If you're going to put all your eggs in one basket, you need to bomb the hell out of that list.

I have a rental SFR and I quickly learned how how these costs add up and eat into any profit.

Unless of course, the person has worked for you a long time and you have gauged her integrity, if you've come to fully trust someone.You can outsource most admin and support tasks but if there are monetary transactions and funds or bank accounts involved, you'd want to limit it to where the VA won't need to have access to it.I understand how those kind of work can eat up valuable time on your part, as well.

I've been trying to sell my apartment for months now but it's been sitting on the market empty and the monthly payments are eating me alive.

Unlike many investment plans, the positive cashflow from our RE investing can be used TODAY to pay our bills, buy things, eat, take vacations, etc.2.