Not only is it time intensive, but tenants aren't going to want to foot the water bill to keep landscaping up.Just put a clause in the lease that makes the tenant financially responsible for any violations, citations, or the cost of you or the city cutting the grass in the event that they don't keep up with it.

Having a morning routine, getting a workout or walk in, making sure I check email in intervals, stay off Facebook, going to bed at a decent hour, etc are all things that help me be personally and professionally successful.

If you can work out the logistics (timing of loans etc) looks like a deal to me.

In this case the numbers would work out similarly for the fully rented income at $2400.Your fixed landlord expenses are actually probably higher than needed.

It quite labor intensive and you want it done right or it will look terrible within a year.

If this property does not work out, I will continue the journey. 

Most deals don't actually work out. 

So when you buy a property, the longer it is vacant for rehabs, the more money that comes out of your pocket to pay for the mortgage. So if I were in the military, (not yet, but planning for when I graduate college) w...

Look at the deductible, amount of coverage ( some companies base replacement cost at a certain price per sqft which is most cases could work out to your benefit in a total loss situation ).

thanks @Nathan G. seems if the numbers work out better for other states, next step would be trying to find a good PM in my target markets and see how the PM cost would fit into my bottom line.