The minute used for incoming calls will be minimal.

At the same time it saves me money for the time being.Any other advice on how to take over with minimal money down will be great.This will be a buy and hold.

You might be able to borrow from the 401K at a minimal rate and use that to purchase RE.

PM is a tough business and they need to make a profit so they are constantly trying to minimize their time on your property.Maybe I have had bad luck but I always have found it necessary to keep an eye on the PM.

My minimal understanding is that you'd need multiple emails/phone numbers/IP addresses to do this on a daily basis.

All three aspects of the appraisal process are considered, the income approach is most often given the greatest weight, but that weighting is not 100%.Any empty space is generally reduced by the estimated time and expense of leasing it, it is not just a gross reduction in value, it can be rather minimal depending on the market. :)

My thought for an investment would be either 1. buying a nice 2 unit ouright and manage it himself with minimal effort or 2. using it as a down payment on a larger multi unit property and paying a property manager, but hopefully gain a larger monthly return.I've learned alot from this forum...that's why I'm coming back and picking the brains of the great minds here.

And your expenses vacancies assumed to be minimal.

I've been trying to minimize my damages by only renting to good tenants ie at least 3x Income to Rent, 700+ credit, no evictions, no felonies...

Or to put 20 percent down on a $75,000 house (let's assume minimal rehab, possibly also Section 8) that will cashflow about $100 per month, but the renters are paying down the mortgage for you?