It’ll be a couple extra steps vs using hard money but it will probably be significantly cheaper.

There are freelance jobs and consulting that I do on the side of my W2 job that sometimes allow me a few hundred extra dollars per month.Hurdles: Where I run into some decision making hurdles are that I would preferably like to be near my first rental property, however the Florida market is what I know much better and seems to be more favorable to landlords than New York.

To me it would make since to include an extra $125 a month in rent but in return send a maid 1 time a month to focus on those areas of the home.

If you spend an extra hour a day, you should be able to wholesale a house in about 3 to 6 months.

We produce into the grid and " sell" the extra back to the utility in the form of energy credits. 

It's definitely a hard-to-find good deal, but I've never bought a property from a foreign seller before thus wanted to be extra cautious.  

If you're buying a house, just go buy it and ask the seller to take 3% off the price, or allow them to keep the extra 3% to sweeten the deal...If you're selling your flip or whatever, there are plenty of vehicles that allow you to safely do so and offer varying degrees of assistance depending on your experience and tolerance levels.

Tenants have been in my rental since February with their dog and they pay $50 month extra as a pet fee.

At least I'm making extra money to invest.

The reality is the opposite - if it's not in writing then the PMC doesn't have to provide the service or can charge extra for it.We have a 12 page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.