You have to fit in banks box if you're thinking a bank.

I’ve been going back and forth between whether I want to wait until I have the funds to purchase a property for this purpose vs obtaining a lease and subletting that property when I am not in town (with landlord permission of course).

I will of course do a background check on potential tenants.

I've considered investing in a paid mentor but I've heard so many mixed reviews about going that expensive route and a lot of those courses offerings by out of state gurus are one size fits all and not everything can apply to a state like NY.

Bad tenants shouldn't effect the physical occupancy numbers...only the economic occupancy %...unless of course the area is bad.

I'm totally aware it will be a lot of work, saving, budgeting, etc and am willing  I just wanted to know if 1-2 properties with 8-10 units sounded like it fit making 30-40k after expenses.     

Of course you also need the buyer to see the value as well, but the appraiser will most likely be the constraint more often than the buyer.

Of course selling now, when the market is strong, may be the smart decision versus being stuck selling in a down turn.

I keep a bucket full of the extra slats from when I shorten them to fit, just in case someone breaks one or a dog chews on one.

The prices are of course the highest because of this.