It hasn't been easy, but I refer to this site all the time.This business is not easy (sure as hell not anything like college), but with all the pro's here it made getting started as a buy and hold landlord much easier.Thank you all!

Once we made the decision to pay all the properties off ASAP it has been easy to save the money because we have a very tangible goal and it is taking much less time than expected.

That's easy to determine by looking at the classified ads in your local newspaper or talking to other successful landlords in your area.Finally, your insurance cost of $22 per month looks suspiciously low to me.

Jason, I found short sales to be VERY easy for me.

Easy and inexpensive.

Just remember, being in real estate and having to spend no money is not as easy as it used to be.I would suggest finding some of the largest buyers of real estate investment properties in your area.

For instance, I live in a college town where its easy to rent to students and property has been rising at 5% even with the downturn in the market.

So play around with them.I tend to look at a few different numbers and basically compare them all, rather than rely on just one.I look at the MIRR of course, just using 5% reinvestment rate, easy.

The market is so depressed that finding that majic home that is in financial distress is an easy fishing trip.

Seller financing for the buyer means no bank qualifying and easy availability to purchase.