The realtors info provided to me was "annual expenses on the property are 6870 dollars which includes grass cutting, snow removal, gas, water, electric, trash removal, septic maintenence, applicance updates, lighting, painting, repairs, etc.

.- Marking to find new clients: REALLY not my problem- Overhead: Fair enough but find ways to cut expenses.

We cut our teeth on land lording with just one tenant and learned a lot!

(6% Agents Cut)267,900 - 5,000 = 262,900. ($5000 for closing costs, Title, Taxes, Ins)262,900 - (25,000 + 2300) = 235,600 repairs and an additional month of holding costs.235,600 - (6,500 + 6,500) holding costs for being on the market for 90days, and paying back the 6,500 she still owes222,600.

Investing in a coach will cut your learning curve immensely, saving you tons of time, effort and frustration.

Let's cut him some slack, just out of surgery I think he's on pain meds.

Even if you don't use it, just having it around in case you need it (low appraisal and need to make up difference, price cut for cash purchase, better rates with higher downpayment or paying points, etc) will make your life easier and sometimes will be the only way to make a particular deal work.Having said that, paying off your primary home is something that is more of an emotional decision than a financial one.

While we really do not make any significant revenue, it cuts down drastically on the move-in/move-out damage to the properties.

The logs have to be custom cut , so you will need to find a sawmill . ( there is one in anne arundel county in crownsville)  Its not easy work to replace a log on the bottom or in the middle .  

Some houses I have seen pay $30 a quarter, which would hardly at all cut into you rental income.