The insurance company totalled it and only gave us $15k ( yes the policy was for only 15k the person who owner financed the place to us bought that policy and we never bother to check it).Now we clear the property and I listed it for 27k, was under contract three times but for different reasons it fell out and didn't sell.

Withonly 12 proerties I wouldn't bother mailing.

Don’t bother trying to make offers until you’ve done that.

This is why you  might as well just set up an LLC where you do business and not bother with one in your own state if you don[t do business there. 

IF you're lazy don't bother starting.

But, I wouldn't even bother. 

Hey Miles, I'm not an attorney, but I wouldn't bother with an LLC on your first property.

Most people will not want to bother with a pool.

The time crunch is unnattractive but imagine if you go under contract and dont even bother beginning the financing paperwork with your lender.

I typically end up with 3-4% cash on cash.I know people are irrational and enamored with home ownership but there's got to be something I'm missing.Who would bother when you can certainly do better in a REIT and in many cases equivalent in a risk free CD @ 3.3% with click of a mouse?