Often I just watch random videos on renovating bathrooms, patching drywall, painting cabinets, flooring, etc., just to get a good understanding of some of the work that needs to be done with real estate.

But there is always the slight possibility that you get a crazy tenant that says your house has mold and it hurt their lungs forever, someone randomly gets attacked on your property and says you did not provide adequate protection, you discriminated against them.

@Jamie FankhauserOf the books I have read, here’s how I would break them downIn no particular order, I’d highly recommend these four first:Rich Dad Poor DadThe Richest Man in BabylonThe Millionaire Next DoorSet For Life Here’s a second tier book list of books I enjoyed and got a lot from...Extreme OwnershipRental Property Investing10X RuleMillionaire Real Estate Investor The ONE ThingE-Myth RevisitedVivid VisionsHow to Invest in Real EstateA Random Walk Down Wall Street by Burton G.

If you hate fielding texts or calls at random times about little issues, hire a property management company.

I do not recommend investing in random markets you don’t know to start off, its best to be locally initially in my opinion.

One of my tenants is a young family and a neighbor has scared the stay at mom a few times by randomly showing up in their back yard, I think a fence would solve (most of) the problem, but I’m wondering if any of you have dealt with this in another less expensive way that worked well.

They always had other random young Indian men staying with them, but they didn't cause any problems and always paid on time, so I let them be. 

They pull random numbers or miscalculated numbers out of hat and call it a deal because they think it makes sense.

I, like Joe Scaparra I do random gifts usually around thanks giving and Christmas.

He knows the people i use, so it's not a random person/company (If it'll be the case, I've gone to the property if he cannot be home).