But in the process lost my job and had to spend a lot of time looking for work and then working.

I looked pretty hard there this year but couldn't find a property that was a good enough value or a good fit with the funds we had to spend.

I'm generally going to let the occupants stay since they ate already there as long as they continue to take care of the property and keep paying the rent.If the rent is low dont start off with a major price increase unless you do want to loose these tenants, spend money on getting the house ready for new tenants and loose a couple months rent while all this is going on.

MY WHY: I grew very frustrated with not having enough time to do the things that are most important to me (mainly spending time with loved ones and tapping into my creative side).

I have a bunch of friends in med school who spend all day every day studying.

I feel I need to get creative and take the additional money I have to spend and invest in new investments . 

I spend more time listening to books that are more geared toward keeping my mind sharp.

I also enjoy the construction aspect of real estate, therefore, want something I can spend time working on while building my real estate portfolio.

This will allow me to spend more time raising my beautiful children.

I would not pay tenants to leave early, I would spend the money on a cleaning crew to get it done fast.