However, with the beginners guide and listening to a few of the podcasts here, I can't think of a more straight forward way to earn passive income than owning and renting property.

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Not being in property management for their primary revenue stream reduces the chances for inflated fees and trip charges, 3.

I remember hearing on a podcast this summer (was listening in on a friends on a car trip so I don't know which one to go back and find it...) about someone who used Online banks.

With thousands of seasoned investors here on bigger pockets surely all of your questions can be answered to help guide you through your real estate journey.

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I use this a lot for location based discussions: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing Check out the BP Podcasts.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/beginners-guide-brrrr-financing-opmhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/8-ways-supercharge-retirement-real-estate-investingPersonally, I keep my portfolio between 20-25 units and then reinvest into larger multi-family deals in partnership to ramp things up and stabilize my cashflow...

What got me interested after the trip was coming across a few articles on how KC has attracted new companies there recently and how it's one of the more innovative/forward-thinking cities in the country.