I'm up for putting in the extra time daily to work hard at making it work, but it's definitely good to get a perspective on the level of difficulty involved.

In some situations you may have great difficulty filling up the property, even if you've got the nicest property in town.Renovations - Many new investors want to complete the least amount of work on a property to get a tenant into their apartment.

Since I am self employed this was a little difficult. I

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Would love to connect and get some guidance.Value add investing:Contemporary difficulties of reliable contractors, labor, and materials along with their higher costs and lack of timeliness for all three. 

While it is possible to create difficulties by being too hands on, the somewhat alarmist tone you are sounding is just that, alarmist.  

When you're ready to bump up to higher returns with slightly more difficulty, look into real estate syndications.

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Definitely a very promising area in regard to maintaining/increasing its already strong YOY appreciation rate.The difficulty tends to lie in finding a property where the rent-to-value is sufficient to meet your investment criteria.  

We work with a community bank for lending needs and do it all through the LLC without much difficulty (in WA state).