Mission StatementMy mission is to be incredibly successful.I will accomplish this by dedicating 10 hours a day (7-5pm) to my success formula, 6 days a week.100% of my time will be given to help myself achieve my goals to have a happy, secure, fun and healthy life.My plan of action will include time at the gym, 1 hour dedicated to study, the completion of 6 daily work goals I create nightly, 30 minutes dedicated to meditation and self-awareness and fun time with the family.When I’m at home I will dedicate my time to my kids and will have no thoughts of work.My goal is to be successful, stress free and happy......Some of it's a little corny, I know...Thanks again,John

But personally I find it responsible and healthy to stay on top of your properties.BTW I was advised to try this no-manager approach by a number of experienced local landlords, who use it themselves.

I am trying to come up with a name for my company.My plan is to fix and flip to get out of consumer debt.

I have a little bit of background in web design so putting together a site for each property is something I could theoretically accomplish, but it seems that it would be very time consuming to start from scratch for each property.

The rehab, especially for newbies, finds that it's not so easy, as cheap, is more time consuming and a financial drain, the solution is often moving in. 3.

So far we have two whose improvement was around 50% and a third where we are looking at 70+% by the time we are finished.Our renovations tend to run a little more than other landlords in the area - whose idea of operational efficiency is to install baseboard heaters and offload the heating costs to the tenants - but we are taking a long-term strategy to deliver more comfortable, healthy, and affordable homes to our tenants.

Here are some of my favoritesBigger Pockets - truly the best RE podcasts out therePlanet Money - general economics podcastThis American Life - variety of storiesRFI Journal en Francais Facile - French news showIn Our Time with Melvyn Bragg - discussion of various topics and historyFreakanomics - always something interesting on hereDave Ramsey - helped me to avoid consumer/car debtThe Moth - crazy entertaining stories

Perhaps it is difficult for a lot of people to think of real estate as a business rather than a product they consume.

Not holding my breath, but in the off chance someone comes out of the strange bitcoin woodwork, it would be a very healthy gain..

Consumer protection was the reason.