Had a 3 plus year tenant in Round Rock leave on a three bedroom 2 bath duplex unit.  

Interest rates are rock bottom; so, banks generate very little margin investing those deposits in their bond investment portfolios. 

For most of the homes the carpets alone were $3200 to $4900 plus two coats of paint on every wall and ceiling, replacing broken bathroom sinks, kitchen sinks, faucets, repairing air conditioners, replacing cracked times on roof 36 feet high, bringing in 4 to 8 tons of rocks to make the yards look nice, trimming trees, repairing sprinkler systems and the piping, replacing refrigerators, stoves, washing machines clothes dryers, water heaters, painting garage floors ceilings and walls, bringing in 20-yard trash bins to remove all the carpets, trees trimmings and trash left by tenants, replacing all the window blinds, door knobs that are broken and locks for the main door and locks for the garage door so the keys match, repairing garage door openers that are broke, repairing the garage door rollers and seals, painting the trim outside the house, replacing facia boards that are 36 feet high, replacing window screens and the screens on sliding doors, replacing entire windows just because tenants broke the window locks and they cannot be repaired, replacing kitchen counter tops that are destroyed, replacing all the kitchen doors and drawers because tenants destroyer the cabinets by hanging their wet laundry in the kitchen cabinet doors to dry. replacing garbage disposers, dishwashers and the list goes on and on.

Not everyone likes gardening or rocking on the porch.

As a newbie, I have defined my area of greatest potential in Little Rock Arkansas.

Turn over rocks, knock on doors, send out some letters, get an agent in your corner to glance at the MLS, that's all we got at this point.

The way I do it goes against what everyone is saying and we rock lead generation!

His clip on NYC and Black Rock is also not very accurate (I am not familiar with Tampa market, so I can't comment).

Bridgeport has good areas, decent areas and areas to avoid.I like Black Rock (south of Fairfield Ave and West of Ellsworth) and the North End.

I wouldn't call myself a rock star since I only have one STR at the moment, but my "why" is for my kids and travel.