Next year, both my kids will be in school full time and my wife will be able to operate the majority of it.

I live near the VA-School of Medicine campus and my mailman tells me there are a lot FSBOs within 5 miles of me - his brothers are mortgage brokers.

Everyone we knew was booked so we called around, asked for references without luck.Finally an ad appeared like magic in the local paper-- Stan Can Handle Any Repair, Large or Small!!!

Every hour you spend laying tile or painting is an hour you could be paying someone else $10 (or whatever your local rate is) and you could be finding deals.Or, consider going back to school, either in a trade school or college.Look at the bureau of labor statistics.

Some attend law school or graduate school and are a more responsible bunch.

Plus a lot of people that go to school here decide to stay.

all cash - The migration of a loan to REO does not magically convert an asset to a liability.

As a matter of fact, I daytraded on the NASDAQ market the summer after my high school graduation with what little amount of savings I had.

There is nothing magical about rentals.

But them come harder, and I have a full time job, I coach high school football, and my children live in another state, so everyother weekend is shot going to NJ on visits.