The Cash Flow is ridiculous.Over time, you get to understand that Cash Flow is something that only stays the same if you invested in something that is designed to do so like a Coupon Bond.Because I calculate the FUTURE Cash Flows out 10 years, I fully understand the true return of the Investments and how much cash flow I will achieve.The other thing to take into consideration is the Mortgage Balance reduction.If your investment is at break even but your Mortgage is a fixed rate, then one day, when that Mortgage goes away, your Cash Flow increases tremendously.When you take into account a 30 year projection of your Investment Cash Flows, you realize just how wealthy you can get by buying for FUTURE Cash Flow as opposed to Cash Flow NOW.It's really not RIGHT to pretend that the Cash flow you receive at the purchase is going to be the same throughout the holding period of the investment.

It has a climate control unit that allows total comfort year-round, regardless of the weather outside.

One SFH I looked at recently required that you stay in the house yourself for a year before renting it out.

I understand the general concept but I am not comfortable enough yet with the details to accurately explain the positives and potential negatives to my client.

While it costs little more money than your traditional plumbing, it can be beneficial in ways that your hot water will always stay warm and it keeps the water circulating with warm water, thus keeping your pipes warm.

Where we own is a fairly sought after location so we've been pretty fortunate all our units have stayed consistently booked.

I'd stay away from asking people if you can shadow them for a day which benefits absolutely nobody because a lot of it would be responding to emails, making phone calls, pouring over spreadsheets and figuring the margin on a deal which to someone else who is new would not be the most exciting thing of all time.

your post is another reason to Hire a Property Manager, they know what to do and how to follow it through according to the law, the Laws are changing quite rapidly its hard to stay current, thats what a PM is for its there job to stay current.

I’ve since joined BP and have devoured every podcast and decent book I could find, and have finally gotten to where I feel a lot more comfortable with real estate investing.

@Chandra MinterMy advice...stay in your lane.