Hopefully in a few years $182 will just be a rounding error in your monthly cash-flow as well.  

There is no golden ticket or overnight success in this business.

For a while we have been disussing about buying a combined holiday and short term rental property in the Orlando area in Florida, and living across the atlantic we hope to find some resources and help here on BP to help us locate and purchase the right property for us.We actually want this property to become our winter getaway house when we get closer to retirement, so we do have a long term plan for this investment.we would be very interested in connecting with local Florida REI's and other foreigners on BP to learn from their experiences in terms of what we need to look at, especially in terms of special rules/regulations, if any, that would apply to foreign investors.

Then we will do the next round of updates and improvements and increase the rent again.

I have two properties in Round Rock and Georgetown and I am looking to continue to invest in that area.  

With Cities like Round Rock, Leander and Cedar Park [to name a few] on fire it makes it more challenging for the newbie investor like myself.  

We need to get away from Mack - should've done so many months ago - they're a joke.

Monday is my goal for having my first round of postcards ordered.

We have a big back round in rehabs, flips and construction from the contractors stand point, it seemed natural to cross over into the other side of the business. 

However, if I purchase a single family home FHA with co-signer will allow me to get away with 3.5% due to the fact that it isn't multiple units.