My long term goal is to buy and hold and use cash flow to pay off the properties faster so I can quit my job and be a stay at home mom.  

My long term goal is to buy and hold and use cash flow to pay off the properties faster so I can quit my job and be a stay at home mom.  

I don't know that either by them self will warrant a higher rent, washer and dryer may make it faster to find a tennat, but I would leave it as a office to allow options for the tenant.

That's faster than inflation, which is about 2% per year.

If you can get out of your HML faster, it will offset some of the slightly higher interest rate that you'll be paying for a Fannie loan.

The faster that you can learn to get in front of these sellers on a consistent basis the faster you will start doing deals.I run a local REIA on meetup.com that meets once a month. 

They are broke and they will continue to go up faster than inflation. 

Those recitals and games are flying by, and my kids are growing faster than I can fathom.

It will also reduce the stress level, allow you to make faster decisions and decide with much more confidence.

We use technology as much as possible, Mike and Taylor both made excellent points, technology won't replace people, and technology is making many property management task far easier and faster.