Within IT though I would also recommend, on a lifestyle and time basis, that once you have a certain number of years under your belt as a technician, say 4 or 5 years, I would shift gears from the technician route and use that background to get onto the project management path. 

Many leases incorporate this kind of language or at least state that the tenant bears financial responsibility for a locksmith to change a properly functioning lock.

On the renovated units I have been able to raise rents over 20%, have gone through proper tenant screening on tenants I have placed and have had no issues with the current tenants. 

Think in terms of dollars needed to cover your lifestyle and work fast to get there. 

We leverage the courts and then the bailiff's (or the sheriff depending on the city) to do evictions properly to avoid liability down the road. 

Your non renewal is not for the dogs, but rather their failure to properly notify you.

I once thought that due to my situation I should not pursue anything but though mentorship I learned proper planning eliminates fear of what happens to everything once the time comes.

The question becomes how low do you need the cost of living to drop to win, and what lifestyle do you want? 

Relying upon tenants to do proper maintenance on yards usually ends badly.

Like most people I'm on the hunt for a proper BRRRR which as most people can tell has it's challenges.