Things like laundry, dishes, cleaning the house, mowing the lawn, paying bills, washing your car, re-painting your fence, walk the dog, cooking food, etc.

In my listing, I highlight the location of the surveillance.

I have read that Starbucks, Whole Foods, and Trader Joes are good indicators that the property value in areas each are located in will tend to rise. 

What also runs deep is your desire to put a roof over your head and food on the table and if you can't do that without the steady stream of rent, you need to rethink this business. 

Worked my butt off at all kinds of job clean bathrooms, fast food, manufacturing carpet plant and finally got a part time sales job which led to six figure income with multiple leadership roles.Finally got my BA degree which was paid by my W2 employer.

Would you let anyone take food out of your children's mouths, just to be nice?   

Shelter, like food & clothing is not free.

Use food coloring in the back of toilets to see if they're leaking- Check the meter.

INVESTOR ADVANTAGE PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS No personal income used to qualify**Qualification based on property cash flow**2 years seasoning for foreclosure, short sale, bankruptcy or deed-in-lieuUp to 80% LTV, no DTI restrictionsNo limit on number of properties financed (5 with CMS)Loan amounts up to $2 millionSeller concessions to 2%First-time investors allowedEscrow waiver permittedNo reserve requirement for the Investor Advantage Program1x30 in last 12 month on housing history acceptableFICO down to 620Non-warrantable condominium OK

I was not a fan of the food & bev selection either!