If you want to be a note investor, you can get the math to work it just takes alot of work and consistency to learn the business.

Just practicing my analysis skills

I get the same direct mailing from the same company practically every week at my primary residence begging me to sell me my home for CA$H, and they never specify WHICH of my properties they're after.

After moving out the house made consistent $450 a month for another 2 years.

Not sure if you would qualify for subsidies rather than a dedicated utility company, in some places you do not want to play the "utility" game, this is very location specific.It is best practice if you can have them individually metered or submetered just charge what they owe separate from rent.

Is that common practice?  

And these are pretty cliche, but I found that even though I heard them all the time I really had to sit with the ideas, and find what personally worked for me.1) consistency is everything! 

I believe most lenders will only consider the income from your own business or rentals after 2 consistent years.

My list consisted of 2 vehicles....a nice work truck like i have now and a car which is a nissan 370z. which for those of you who don't know is a sports car that can be had for 20k or less which is pretty humble considering there are corvetts and such rolling around town for 100k or more. then there was the house. a cabin out in the woods and a little garage. a few more odds and ends but that was basically it.

While I'm learning a lot of about the investment side, please use me as a resource on Fair Housing best practices and risk mitigation (disclaimer: not an attorney!).