I was a lender/banker that, after a long career on consumer mortgage and then commercial banking/lending, went to work for a community bank in Florida that was operating under a "memorandum of understanding" with regulators.

Since we manage many large (8,9, 10 BR) homes onsite laundry is incredibly time consuming for so many beds.

Real estate investing has been an interest for over a decade, in which time I've consumer innumerable podcasts, books, and have attended boot camps and master minds.Here's my hold-ups:1) I do not want to put my family in financial risk.

The best ad doesn't matter if not enough consumers see it!

I have worked with agents that needed help filling out the description of the property (example of the bad ones)I'm not an agent but I can only imagine low price properties are MORE time consuming than a luxury home.

My wife will be the main live-in caretaker for the consumers (clients) till we have a stable income and then we will hire our a live-in caretaker for the property.

So if your debt (consumer or mortgage) is above an 8%, then feel free to pay it down to lock in that return.

It can be time consuming because there are spammers/fake leads that could waste your time, but if you're willing to put in the time and filter those bad leads, the chances of you renting your place out will be high.

Meet and talk with local real estate investors, join groups that focus on investing, and get advice from those who've done it before.

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