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..

I am a welfair, section 8 and food stamp kid myself.  

Hello BP nation,I am just starting on my journey into REI and I already have a good conundrum....My mother in law, who speaks very good Cantonese, but very poor English, owns a property in CA where a fast food franchise sits.She evidently has had a few franchisees along the way and most recently (at least a few years maybe more) the franchisee is paying rent but without an active current contract. (!)