It's a salaried job, probably doesn't pay great but you get experience on screening tenants and how to fix minor problems or how to hire folks to fix things and the prices for them.Don't forget the old fashioned get a regular job you are good at save your money and buy a rental.

I really do not mean to whine and complain, But I am exhausted.I love where I am, Sometimes I am actually helping people build "retirement funds" or wealth and real estate knowledge, while learning for myself, but right now I am barely breaking even on the investment of simply getting my real estate license, much less marketing expenses or the time/lack of sleep I put in to this.I am learning about market trends in specific residential areas.

It's a regular cost of business.

As a result, I know there is unmet need especially since my 700 square foot loft which will sleep 4 comfortably and is decked out to the 9's with a roof deck will be AT LEAST $50 to $75 less per night than a Hotel w/ no Kitchen, etc.

During this time, he is just paying the regular payment on the other properties.Once House 1 is paid off, the mortgage balance on House 2 is down to $100,000.

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But you just worked 50 hours of overtime for the same amount as your regular pay.

I do inspections all the time for my investor clients at no charge.Eventually if you do enough work with a regular contractor, you could expect the same, until then, be prepared to pay for quality expertise.What I will warn you though is, while many think after just a few walk throughs that they know what to look for.....it takes MANY years to really know all the ins and outs of what is going on.

How far are you from the units, and do you have a regular maintenance / handy man to handle day to day maintenance calls.

11000 sleeping for 250 a month?