The first time we called them out to fix our bathroom faucet I got a bad feeling because after waiting eight hours for the plumber, he shows up, stands in the hallway and takes a photograph of the sink and faucet and walks out the front door?!?  

Let that sink in...

We also sink all the rental income in to paying off all the properties as it wasn’t our dream to be big.

I really hope those looking to get started read your #4 and the other one I quoted 4-5 times to let it sink in. 

On one hand the houses that are only one bath are averaging almost 70,000 lower than those with 2 baths and obviously I want a cheaper house to not sink a ton of money into but I don't know when it comes to down the road with appreciation and whenever it comes time to sell or keep as a rental.

I am fortunate enough to have a good W2 JOB that affords me many opportunities in life but what most people do quite often is they spend ENTIRELY what they make and that will eventually sink you.  

She is now very grateful she doesn't have to turn on her sink with a wrench anymore!!

Not sure where you're going with this unless this is a reference back to your mysterious pool boy that is going to sink a Fortune 500 company.I keep bringing up S&P500 because most 401Ks will offer something that tracks this.  

Let it sink in...

They are actually messing the economy up http://www.pieria.co.uk/articles/rent_rent_control...http://www.economist.com/blogs/economist-explains/...Eventually there will be reward for being lazy/needy/entitled and there will be no economy, no rights for property investors, no jobs, and a sinking economy.