He goes above and beyond, plus the holidays are coming up.

He chose a payment date of the 14th of every month on automatic withdrawal .I called the office of Avail.co earlier today, and they said some states consider the "paid" date to be whatever date the tenant's money leaves the tenant's bank account, not the date the landlord receives the money. 

My goal is to create cash flow and gain financial independence to where I can leave my full-time job.

Hello everyone I’m new to the site.

While there are definitely house hacks that have allowed owners to live for free and show positive cash flow the current interest rates and prices make those less common.

@Andre Jones Hey, feel free to DM me I'll share a few references, 

Government will inspect your property annually and most always find some items they will require you to repair.4.

Since yours came to you and you've managed it, you still want to go behind the curtain with other to see if you really do want to grow to include more.One thing about portfolios - there are always bad properties in there.

is your lending lined up?

You can use conventional financing, up to a fourplex, and if you live in one unit you may reduce some of the property tax for the space you live in as it is your primary residence and you can also buy with very little down as opposed to buying it strictly as an investment property.Duplexes are a great option and you generally also always have at least one paying tenant and can be bought similarly.