Which is basically the turn key business.Joe Bertolino  Agreed  there is so much more to CA OR WA NV ID UT   than just 20 miles from the oceans. in all these areas if you look just a little bit you can buy properties that will match mid west or deep south.. but generally not SFR's generally you need to buy units.. which is really a smarter move for many use up your loan slot for 4 doors instead of one... use your 4 mortgages for 16 doors instead of two. that type of thing.  

@Ben Leybovich Well, this is really just a lovers quarrel

There are MANY professionals like me.Personally, I'd be more worried about kids in my rental, than dogs, but I'm an experienced dog Mom.And for the record, responsible pet lovers will NOT give up their dogs for you.

I love real estate.  

What are your thoughts about purchasing parking slots/spaces in commercial areas? 

Im not a big lover of the stock market.

I love real estate and like the idea of being a full time real estate investor. .....like watching the fix and flip HGTV shows, but of course it is TV so I am sure it doesn't show the whole story.  

Today:I've never loss the desire to be my own boss and I love real estate and I'm eager to restart my business.

Santa Clarita CA here, north of Los Angeles.Landlord by necessity but love Real Estate and looking forward to expanding my assets.

Water damage is beyond normal wear and tear on an oven and someone has to pay to replace it and fact of the matter is our client had a fully functioning oven before the tenants moved in.I love real estate but I hope everyone is well aware that not everything is going to be sunshine and rainbows.