To me, buying the first property was always the hardest, mainly because 1) I didn't know what to expect and how to deal with the pains that come along with being a property owner/landlord, and 2) fear of failure (completely losing my investment). 

Dear BP community,Could 10 years of negative cashflow be worth the pain? 

However, the underwriting is a pain.

Structured this way you can then give membership interest in exchange for capital infusion to your partner. 

And skip out on tow of the best wealth generators which are the tenant paying down the debt for you and leveraged appreciation.I understand paying gains on stocks can seem painful, but think of it as a cost of doing business. 

@Sheryl Sitman I found a property that I may be able to convert to a duplex but Philly zoning is a long and painful process, so I will revisit the idea as soon as the rehab starts.

The family are out of time and communication was painful.

At the end of the lease term I would evaluate how much of a pain they have been and decide whether to renew or not.

Currently, we are considering getting a VA jumbo loan (& deal with all the pain) with 0% down.I did some analysis for the Everett and Revere area.

Go directly after their pain.