While it may sound like hard-working people and high-income earners live a stressful life, those things are offset by gratification for their achievements and money is secondary to them.The above paragraph is to point out that it appears that you want to own real estate only for the money and it appears that you already have a mindset that you don't want to manage your properties and you don't enjoy all facets of the business and you think you can buy properties and have an expectation that you can eventually turn your business over to some strangers who have their own personal agendas and then you will allow those strangers to make decisions you should be on top of and allow them to manage your properties and have ultimate control of your fate.As for your saying that you can train and hire someone for less than the cost of a PM, I don't believe you can.

@Mariel David-DeVitoFirst, I always send a small cut and paste paragraph to all potential tenants as my first contact.

In the introduction you might include your desires, experience and where you are from.  

Hello, I am just starting out in my investing career, I purchased my first duplex in Kankakee, Illinois in November. I have spent most of my life in the construction industry and spent a few years in the Marine Corps ...

Hello everyone,
my name is David T from Houston, TX (even though I am actually from Italy).
Glad to be on BP with all of you!
As you can tell I am new to the world of real estate investing, but I've been doing my d...

I have done a lot of research lately and noticed from what it seems, that a good introduction to the industry seems to be in commercial real estate brokerage.

I’ll finish my introduction up here, but I look forward to connecting with you all.

The location of and materials used for construction of any driveway or parking pad upon any Lot shall be approved as provided in Paragraph 18 hereof.No boat, boat trailer, mobile house trailer (whether on or off wheels), vehicle or enclosed body of the type which may be placed on or attached to a vehicle (known generally as a "camper"), recreational vehicle ("RV"), tractor trailer truck or cab, or commercial vehicle of any kind shall be parked on any street or any Lot within the Subdivision.

My lease has an access/inspection paragraph that allows entry for inspections and/or maintenance.

I had some additional questions about the HUD consultant in the above paragraph.