Here's some food for thought:Before you make your first investment, meet with a mortgage/financial professional.

Another tenant was $50.00 short but was at the Cleveland air show (priorities) that can exceed $100.00 per person once you figure food, beer and parking.It honestly doesn't bother me too much as everyone has to pay a late fee if I'm not paid in full on time.

Food for thought and I hope some of this helps you along your way.

Someone will put up money and you will put up work but can you go without food or water, travel without gas, work without tools?

Of course, any rental income you have left after that does get hit with Federal income tax, but not with the FICA / Medicare taxes the ordinary wages of our poor hardworking employee are subject to.Furthermore, as a member of the military you get BAH and BAS (housing and food allowances) and you do not get taxed on that money, and you still get to claim the standard deduction on your taxes.I hope those facts help you get into a more positive mindset about your rental.

They eat all of our food and make holes everywhere.

Fast food such as a Bojangles has a site close to the corner with connecting access because they do not want to pay the corner money.Walgreens typically 12,000 sq ft building.

Just some food for thought from someone who used to kinda sorta be in your situation in his earlier 20's and where I think my head would be on making a decisions like that....Now that having been said...passions change...so if real estate is your dominating passion ( And I mean for more than the past week) then by all means change your goals without fear of regret.

Raccoon's love dry dog food, it's a good bait and if you have a dog keep it's food inside the raccoon are probably eating more than the dog.  

LOTS of food for thoughts..