@Ashley UndercufflerWe use go high level

Also, my tax bill was super high this year since my property didn't really require any maintenance last year, and this would be a beneficial write-off as it would buy back time and ensure a quality property.

They tend to be in less desirable areas or attract lower quality tenants. 

@Seo Hui Han, in a high interest/low cap rate environment debt kills commercial deals. 

If you can't keep control of your personal finances, you are highly unlikely to succeed in real estate investing.

I highly recommend you call an eviction attorney before doing anything else!

The process of identifying a quality applicant is extremely difficult now with the amount of fraudulent paystubs, bank statements and IDs.

There are so many variables to "what it costs" that even if I gave you a number, it could be high or low depending on the actual properties.

I think people are investing in Midwest states, like Ohio, because of cheap prices, high rents, and landlord friendly laws

As it stands, my goal is to get to $10k free cash flow from high quality properties/tenants like Jonathan said.