I generally tended to do most of my work myself in the earlier years, until a neighbor of mine (who had a couple of rentals himself) got forced into early retirement at age 53.He was already doing some handyman work in the neighborhood, including dog walking, house watching and lawns.

20 years of age Texan.

In other words, banks decided to break from the age-old convention of ensuring that the penalty for breaking the contracts was sufficient to remunerate them in the case it happened.

Also what plan would be good for a person my age ?

Age?

No, your landlord is not legally obligated to give you new flooring.After 18 years, I might replace flooring, but only if the flooring needed replacing due to old age.

Also as you start your real estate adventure you may want to share your experience on your own blog.I'm glad to see you starting out at a young age.

Your age is one good example, how long are you going to play the game and when do you want out?

I don't see hyperinflation in the future like what many others on here claim, but I do see painful tax increases via high inflation, entitlement changes (higher age to qualify, lower benefits, or some combination thereof), and more expensive debt of all sorts that dampens economic growth for a long time.

College students are an interesting age group...I like them!