I'm estimating closer to 1016/mo in expenses (if you manage) leaving you with 7600/year net. 

It was a very inexpensive way to start investing and getting my feet wet, I thought.Thinking I was going to set the world on fire with one trailer after another I dove straight in...

2. any tips on where to get the envelopes inexpensively?

We enjoy inexpensive hobbies on our limited time off (beaches, gardening, home movies, BBQs with friends, etc.), so no cable, gym membership, etc.

Although I am a successful business woman and have had a healthy retail store for the past 25 years, being a member of BP, reading sugessted books, and enrolling in an amazing inexpensive REI course , has given me yet another perspective of how to increase wealth. 

Super easy and simple to begin as a wholesaler buying inexpensive property (for yourself) and selling for more.For example: see the post about the gal that bought 8 acres for $600?

Also check out the postal service they have inexpensive options for Direct mail to every door in an area you chose for 18 cents a postcard if your looking for very low rates. 

There are other FHA requirements concerning which you should contact your local lender, but determining whether or not a triplex or fourplex meets the self-sufficiency rule is a good place to start as this rule will immediately eliminate many properties from your search, especially in expensive markets like mine.Best of luck to both of you and happy New Year, @James Lindsey and @David Healey 

We all know that real estate investors have been around and ben VERY successful for a lot longer than the last 4 years, so using solid inexpensive software like Microsoft Office Suite might be the right answer for early on.

It's not inexpensive.