Ideally, by the time we're in our mid 40's, it would be nice if she could switch to a part time/casual type of work schedule and I could leave my full time job and concentrate on maintaining our real estate portfolio full time, and we could both have more time to spend with our 5 kids and eventual grandchildren.My wife and I talk about saving a lump sum to put down on our first rental, but after spending 15 months saving and paying off debt, I am ready to start investing! 

I’ve been forced into the analysis paralysis by my good wife who would like our kids to be in school before we start purchasing properties (that’s fair).

Any tips or advice for someone getting started would be much appreciated, but I ultimately just wanted to start posting in this Cleveland specific forum.

I have a line on a few properties owned by an out of state absentee owner and I'm trying to find the best method to contact them the numbers I've skipped have not been valid thus far and I need a different tactic so I...

A few tips I've heard repeatedly are:Have the students sign 1-year leases, no matter if they intend to be there over the Summer or not.Parents must co-sign on all leases.Learn the housing cycle for the school(s) you're targeting.

Their house is always spotless and I know the kids well.

1) Rich Dad Poor Dad (READ THIS DAMN BOOK)2) I Will Teach You To Be Rich (Hands down 110% the best book EVER, this WILL change your life as I can attest to as I'm implementing the tips in my life now) 3) Set For Life (This is the mindset and goals you must have to achieve Financial Freedom)4) The One Thing (What can YOU do NOW to BENEFIT you later)5) The Four Hour Work Week (No it's not about working 4hrs a week, it's about optimising your time and it works!)

So maybe there is something buried on that site.When I toyed with if I wanted to jump into the NPN space..

@Rebecca Knox, @Marcus Auerbach, @Matt Maurice Thanks for the tips. 

Always be respectful (which is a good tip in all aspects of life), but ask that they consider other data, different comparables, etc.