Market consistently for 12 months with only $500 in marketing per month over that time (good for consistency)  B.

They are consistently the least trusted profession in the country and for good reason...they will lie, cheat, and steal to get a commission.

When you are doing mortgage affordability calculations, keep in mind your debt service because banks will care.If you can get 2-years of consistent 1099 income, that will be very helpful.

Market consistently for 12 months with only $500 in marketing per month over that time (good for consistency) B.

AVERAGE DAY IN THE LIFE - tenant maintenance requests, vendor management, project/construction oversight, bid gathering, tenant moves, financial reporting, budget tracking, rent collection, tenant/vendor networking.BIGGEST CHALLENGE(S) - problem tenants (consistent unwarranted complaints), CAM calculations, Property Manager (employee) turnover - our market has a lot of PMs seeing if the grass is greener on the side.CHANGES NEEDED IN THE INDUSTRY -  proprietary equipment needs eliminated, To follow up on what others have mentioned regarding lowest return - after working a W2 for 3 years in the commerial property management field, I'll be launching my own commerical property management company in a couple weeks with a portfolio of ~$1M in gross receipts (83k sq. ft).

Do them consistently every single time an people will mention those amenities in their reviews, and new renters will look for them on check-in! 

I recommend you to start building relationships with brokers and agents by talking to them consistently and making offers.There is no doubt that a recession will come; it's just a matter of time.

@Daniel Whitmore when my wife and I were applying to buy our first property we were unable to use her income because she didn't have what they were looking for with consistent income (working as a private nanny) so we qualified based on my income alone.

Any podio builds out there for consistent activity tracking?

I think your first step is to educate yourself thoroughly on different passive investments that produce consistent income.