The extra fees for every little thing are a huge turn-off - $35/day for heated pool and be notified a week in advance OR pay another fee - no thanks. $75 for propane usage - I can go buy a small grill and tank for less than that - again no thanks. 

A getaway plan of real estate investing to fund life on a sail boat How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I asked a lender to run an estimate for me and I was shocked at the amount of fees that I need to pay.

So far, not a single call.From everything I've read from REALTORS and investors, you have to create an annual budget and stick with it for six months to a couple years before it starts to pay off.

Going to wager dude didn't get them for not paying rent.

It's amazing how many people are willing to pay that premium to have the flexibility.

Issue is he is paying 750$ a month for the 3br/1ba unit.  

@Greg DevlinIf you go the passive investment route, you may check out this website that has a database of Opportunity Funds:https://opportunitydb.com/funds/If you do your own project, just make sure you have proper advice and planning before you make any purchase or investment.

The key here is to have a plan to pay that loan back.I did this by utilizing the typical BRRRR method on homes in Detroit.

I need to pay off my HM lender.. so it would either be do a HELOC and keep the property or sell the property take a good 100k profit and pay off HM lender then move on.