Even if they only paid 80% of what was owed, with no late fees, that's better than a kick in the teeth.

This company will be managing your investment on a daily basis, hiring contractors on your behalf, accepting rent payments, etc.

The last several months I have been educating myself daily via books and podcasts and truly enjoy improving my knowledge. 

The last several months I have been educating myself daily via books and podcasts and truly enjoy improving my knowledge.

They are not involved in the market on a daily basis like agents. 

I like boring ones for example a SFH in the suburbs of Nashville or Kansas City, 3/2.5/1750/ 2000 built, good schools rented to a family w/ 2 kids and a dog . . . .truly the American Dream.I'm staying away from older, smaller in sketchy parts of town that on paper are cash cows but in reality . . . not.To me boring real estate means you can live in LA, own one or more in KC, use a good property manager (not all are bad/jerks/crocks) rent out, still experience typical and minimal rental/house issues (yes, you will have them I promise) but at least encounter them less frequent.Couple of things to know about this type of investing:relatively low riskrelatively for real estate a more liquid assetonce you buy and see how it works and build some confidence - easy to duplicatedoesn't require extensive experienceif done correctly can be done in the background of your life, ie you don't need to be actively present on a daily/weekly basis. 

But know it's older, meaning prices change daily and with inflation.

I really appreciate this community and how much great advice is shared daily!

My children want to spend time with me and seeing my oldest daughter’s reaction to “sorry we can’t do a park outing mid-morning because I work” is a bit taxing on the soul when it’s asked daily. 

The problem, is that these reviews don't ever mention the how or why.So instead of blindly following any advice off of Youtube, I've decided to seek advice from those who deal with this on a daily basis.