Purchase price: $450,000 Cash invested: $13,000 Bought this single family in Woodbridge to get out of an apartment in Old Town Alexandria and scoop up another property.

.#2 Repair Management, tracking expenses, following up with outstanding work orders, ensuring work completed with photos by vendors, notifying owners when there is a repair request by the tenant and track the time it takes from work order to completion, track the amount of repairs to a home at end of year so owner can see those expenses and try to get them on service contracts and off home warranties.

My property manager then sent another technician who said the gutters need to be cleaned and recommended installing leaf guards around the entire duplex, along with larger downspouts and overflow guards, for a total of $3,013.

if so - get this lined  up .   

Like Michael said, I would use a cleaner once a month to clean or biweekly, restock the common area items (like TP, dish soap, etc), and sign up for routine lawn and snow services.

They may end up in a different state,  at a different address than that which you have on file, different phone number or don't answer. 

normally there would be a balloon payment set up for some time period.  

By representing yourself, you throw all that experience out the window and open yourself up to mistakes.

An awesome view, creek side, lake side, etc.Loading up the property with a bunch of junk you can get a Lowe's won't get it done.  

Perhaps you could stick your job out a little while longer like I did and start building up a portfolio of rentals to provide you with enough income to be able to give you some cushion income to quit your current W-2 and make the transition to a new job you like better.