(fanniemae.com)I will say though, that Fannie and Freddie literally just this past week put out new condo guidelines (as a result of the condo collapse in Miami) with even more stringent requirements, making it more difficult to finance condo's.

It seems like it's difficult to find a true buyer representative in this industry.  

But there were some maintenance costs and one of the tenants was really difficult for a few months and left $2,000 in unpaid rent and damages.

I have always been told the lenders can loan up to ten properties but find past 4 gets very difficult (If you have a partner put one on each name to get 8)Properties 5-20: GO LOCAL!

The market is tough right now and has been difficult to find any properties that cash flow or that I can flip. 

It is just more difficult to find the right property.

These are some barriers I had to make sure to be able to climb over as balancing college and a full time job can be difficult but will be worth it!

I'm having a difficult time evaluating if this cabin is a viable investment for STR.   

I currently own and self manage 16 single family rentals, and while it hasn't been to difficult or time consuming, I intend to continue to grow my portfolio and can see a need to hand of many of the tasks I currently oversee.

I have researched various forums about part-time agents and brokerages, and the consensus I have come across is that being part-time as an agent is difficult and usually not worth the effort.