Your last line is a great point.

I understand most would say I should double-down with my spouse on our business full time but 1) our industry is heavily regulated in a way that can really affect revenue so it's a priority for both of us to have another avenue of income-- if not cash flow now, then appreciation/equity. 2) my spouse and i work very differently so while we have made it work the last couple of years, it isn't conducive long term to a healthy marriage. 

Total losses are rare.

We've installed several thousand square feet of Lifeproof shaddow hickory across our portfolio in Western MA and Central CT over the last few years and it has held up great.

Last year, i paid for "Cover Picture Optimization” with an SEO company because it was on sale and i was curious.

And on top of that, i am being told that even though the tenant has been living in my unit since end of June, and all the paperwork was submitted SEVERAL times over the last 7 months (with a paper trail to prove it) that they will not pay any back rent.

I'm losing $300 to $700 (with the last month rent) with repairs called in by tenant.

I threw the last crowd out of my daughters home because it was a mess.I mix Fabuloso in with a chem cleaning agent we get in 5 gall pails from a local chem company as little else was working on tough stains, like red wine, dog & cat etc etc.

Can try to reposition to Class B, but neighborhood may impede these efforts.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, but 15-20% should be used to also cover tenant nonpayment, eviction costs & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores of 560-620, many blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 2 years.

So why waste time & money on Oakland 4plex when that student bought over 100 homes last yr with the same simple process!