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And the investment is pretty modest - Buildium, for example, is less than $50/mo for 20 units or less.See https://support.buildium.com/hc/en-us/articles/200690198-How-do-I-track-tasks-and-maintenance-in-Buildium- for an overview of their maintenance tracking component (referred to as "Tasks").

And cash flow is only one component of making money in real estate.

Tell the neighbour to call the police... landlords look after the property and components of that property for the purpose of habitation.

If you are selling a 15,000 square foot mansion your contingency period will be long: lots of time to inspect all of the square footage, lots of individual experts needed to evaluate the different components and lots of time needed to complete the mortgage underwrite because of the size of the loan. 

Coming from a man who makes millions of dollars a year, he definitely knows what he is talking about.I have as much respect for this idiot as I do for Arianna Huffington who preaches for environmental responsibility and owns three Priuses while pulling a $25,000 electrical and water monthly bill and flying the world on a private jet.I am calling for all the delusionals and hypocrites of the world to unit!!!

Usually the State has clear guidelines on this and you don't want to be held responsible in the event of soil contamination or environmental hazards to the property or the property owner could come back afterwards on this issue.

If it's a big one, like a petro refininery, you can get insurance.I have only heard of one issue that went to court over this issue after a certification had been given, and it was with our state environmental bunch and concerned citizens.

I must be missing something - is it the additional maintenance/expense component of managing rentals?

I've been looking at cash flows from the following two perspectives: 1 - Cash in, less cash out, less allowances (this includes P&I, taxes, all expenses, plus all allowances ~10% vacancy, 10% prop management, 5% repairs). 2 - 50% rule - so NOI, compared to P&I. i think in both of the scenarios above, the P&I component ends up being an indicator of cash flow (assuming that we aren't purchasing a property where the rents are nonexistant).