Real estate income fluctuates dramatically year-to-year, season-to-season, but you can stabilize that by living off a budget and not spending your earnings.Once you've learned how to stabilize, then you should be setting extra money aside and investing.

The front pad goes as usual but the back pad usually sells for a bit of a premium with the extra privacy.

I started a podcast with my extra time and came to have life changing conversations.

With that extra money Ive bought 10 more units!

You claim your cell phone, home office deduction and 100% of your utilities.

Doesn't cost you extra.

There is no way more than 10 people can fit in our dining space.I was hoping this wouldn't be an issue but after being live 2 weeks we've already received 2 inquiries on VRBO where the potential guest asked about the dining space and ended up not booking when they found out all 16 people couldn't eat together.Is this a common occurrence and I just got unlucky with these 2 guests or have people figured out a hack for extra dining space?

You might look into a hanging vanity if you want to class the bathroom up for an extra $200. 

I realized 3 of them were owned by the same person on the same street, and after some Google detective work I found his cell and learned he was 62. 

More than likely, you need to get the seller to carry for 7 years and not 5 so you have an extra 2 years to hit your goal.I would not worry about whether the tenants will be long-term or short-term as the market will decide that for you.