Also I think if I compare equal amounts of hard work at my job vs. running a real estate investment business, I will make more in the latter.

If it's below 10 homes rented last month run.  

Everything is finally in order and now I want to run at least 1 campaign before the big day to get the ball rolling again and possibly knock down a couple nice deals to help foot the budget :-)Anyways to the topic at hand...We have always used Yellow Letters . com to handle our marketing and so far the response has been about 2-3% - majority seem to be "tire kickers," so we are considering a little different approach.  

But, see next bit about working off-market sellers for a commission.If I am working with investors looking to flip and I source the property for them, I charge the off-market seller a small commission for bringing them the deal and I run the deal as dual agency to keep the transaction friendly and on track.

There is some type of gray line here which I'm toying with but, basically, it means that it needs to have running water, electricity, cabinets, sinks, shower, toilet.

Jason, A real estate market that just suffered a major hurricane is not your standard, run-of-the-mill stable market.  

Numbers are as follows:Purchase price - $185,000Rental income - $1,850 ($750, $750, $350)Insurance - $109/MoTaxes - $209/moCap ex - $185/moUtilities - $200moMaintenance- $185/ MoI feel confident the rents could go up to a total of $2350/Mo but current leases do not run out for another 6 months.

Based on the research I've done I was under the impression that the PM does run the show as you mentioned.

I have been performing a mixture of both sales and limited property management in 2017.About 13 months ago : I was property managing about 35 – 38 doorsNow I’m down to about 16 doors.Property mgmt doors decrease has allowed me more time for my own personal improvements.( More sleep , less time in the automotive shops for vehicles repairs )

From running a cash flow calculator,  it shows me that $189,000 financed would be around the breakeven point.