They have never paid in full or on time.

I figured now is a good time as any to build wealth and put all my knowledge and experience to use! 

During that time they supposedly found a leak which was beyond the scope of the maintenance  and i had to pay a plumber to come in saturday morning while the guests were there. thats on top of the "deep clean" which cost $300 and was somehow done in a couple of hours. 

If some of you think now is an awful time to do this (re: interest rates) I'm open to being told to wait as well.

Setting up automatic payments for recurring expenses or using online bill pay services can help ensure that bills are paid on time and reduce the risk of missing payments.Overall, the key is to establish a consistent process for tracking and managing expenses for each property/entity to effectively manage your funds and ensure that expenses are properly allocated.

Buying at the right time in the POPs, when the neighborhoods are still rough, will give you outsized appreciation.

It may look like you are overpaying on it on paper but if you buy nice product in nice locations you will appreciate and be well occupied at the same time in my experience.  

Im a former Marine and long time business owner but new to real estate investing.

I plan to spend some time during all times of day to familiarize myself but I have read a ton of info and it is generally not considered to have a stellar reputation in terms of crime and such.

I would then buy more properties and use that cash flow to pay off the 401k loan in time