Your experience and pain tolerance is what you need to look at.  

 (3) The only significant pain/cost going forward is the additional complexity and cost of filing another set of tax returns for the LLC (1065 and related forms).

Dealing with people, any people, in any business comes with its fair share of pain-in-the-*** moments.

As far as carpet as long as it was cleaned and shampooed prior to move in then it is, as in, as is condition and you are not changing that.. it if has stains that didn't come out.. then you let them know the carpet condition was noted and they won't be charged for that stain.. get it done,, it's reasonable and programming garage openers are a pain so plan on googling the instructions for that.. 

Increasing your employment income and diligently saving for 1-2 years may be the  easiest and fastest route to achieve your immediate goals.Short term pain for long term gain.

Hi Michael, I agree, as an investor and active RE agent, the fees are a pain.

If you are still looking for some help getting started, I think that it would be well worth my time to walk you through your pain points and/or help set up your initial Chart of Accounts via a video conference, no strings attached as this would help me develop material. 

We are going to sand off all of the flaking paint from the patio attached to the house and then give the 10x a shot to see how long it will last in comparison to the pain. 

It is hit or miss as to what they have in stock because they are a discount store, but they have great prices on everything in stock compared to any of the big box stores like Home Depot or Lowes.As for the kitchen cabinets go, yes it was a huge pain to refinish them!

Cash: Cash may seem great, it's real and doesn't bounce, however, it usually means you have to meet your renter in person to collect which can be a pain and it's hard to keep track of.