Someone suggested I get a handyman and lately I have been thinking that despite having a few contractors I have relationships with that have done quality work I don't really have a "team" or collection of people to call on that I trust for fair pricing and good work and reliability.

My goals are to replace me and my wife's current salaries through multi-family repositioning buy and holds in the next 8 years so we can spend more time with family and friends, travel, ski, hike, and give back to our local communities.Here are skill-sets of mine that I've built over the last 10 years that I think will translate well into the RE industry: project management, business development / selling, building successful teams, financial analysis, stakeholder management, strategic planning and roadmapping, and process improvement.Super pumped to be here and looking forward to learning, building relationships and working with you.

My experience is you can't use rental income as personal income unless the property has historical income that can be verified by the bank. 

I have determined my weaknesses are sales (selling myself) and networking (building relationships).

This one was purchased from an older landlord looking to liquidate some properties and I gained a good private financing relationship out of the deal to boot. 

This summer the Colorado statehouse is considering various Bills that would impact the tenant/landlord/Property Manager relationship.

Without leverage you are doing only marginally better than historic stock market return (and, in fact, way worse than returns for the past 10 years--stocks have about tripled). 

On the other hand, Bellflower does not have rent control.If you are referring to a single family residence where there is only one unit on the lot, then it is not subject to rent control laws.In any situation, I would encourage good communication so that you and your tenant can have a mutually beneficial, long term relationship. 

My dad has been doing one or the other since before I was born and loves reminding me about how he used to take me to work with him while I was still in a bassinet.I'm here to learn as much as I can about everything I can and hopefully make some lasting relationships along the way.

Look at a lot of properties to get a feel for what comes up, understand the neighborhoods well, connect with a lot of people there to build relationships and do this BEFORE buying a property.Great questions!