I'm trying not to be discouraged...And I certainly don't want to jump just because it seems like a good deal...I think the part of my equation that I'm not factoring in is this:If I get the home at the rate I hope (60k) and I borrow 80k that will leave 20k in reserve.10k I will keep untouched for unexpected things.

And its really nothing to brag about that the goal is to sleep long in the morning and not work.

I know that if I do this, I won't have to wake up at 7:30AM every morning to clock-in until 5PM.

Drove about 80 miles and took my seat in the back of the courtroom on an early Monday morning.

Guess why... because these statistics never factor in the human element buying at wrong times and selling at wrong times.

Josh, It was great talking with you into the wee hours of the morning the other day, and I look forward to many more great conversations!

Then this morning I get a call from a friend of a family member who is also looking to sell and has set an appointment with me for a CMA.

Although, I specialize with hard money loans, I come from a technical background in programming before micros were born.There are many factors and many have their opinions on this topic as well those who only suggest and recommends only stuff they can profit from.Look at web development programs as a tool to build a house then there are other tools to maximize building a house in your toobox, same as web development.Primary tool though is your web publishing tool. this allows you to build a website.There were some good suggestions here, but each have their pros and cons.I went from frontpage to xsitepro myself.Why !

Another factor to consider might be your 'reputation' and how it could affect your future business.I have one broker who gives me a heads-up on every listing in my farm areas before they hit the MLS.

Your tenants don't vote, and you only have one vote (you evil landlord, you).Then the municipality will potentially enact such things as Landlord Registration, punitive fines aimed at YOU (even though it wasn't you yelling at three in the morning), zoning restrictions, and so on.