Eventually, it's your money on the line and you need to have a good night's sleep.

I've read interest needs to be paid, but it's along the same rates as banks pay in a regular checking or savings acct, which is practically nothing, and not a large enough sum to make a dent in your pocket.

Does having a condo in a building with more amenities like a hot tub draw more renters, or is it mostly based off of price and how many people it can sleep. 2.

For now, my goal is to earn an additional $2,000 a month of passive income (after expenses) within 3-5 years from now, in addition to my regular income.

Tenants would be your regular blue collar, in metro Detroit we have the big 3 so very good employment with future growth and very well paying jobs.

We stopped collecting late fee and reduced the rent as we were all facing difficult times and agreed in writing once the states opens up we would return to regular rent payment as stipulated on the lease.I required some documents from him to confirm he was out of work and his document showed he's been out of work since November.We've not received any rent since March, i reached out to him and he complained he was holding back rent because there are things in the property that needs to be fixed threatening to call an inspection officer to the house.

Shop around and you will find that some require $1k-$2k to start, while others may open it for much less if you establish automatic regular monthly contributions. 

If you find a duplex-4 plex for that price or cheaper live in one unit for at least a year to qualify for fha. you will get better interest rate compared to a regular conventional investment loan AND YOU WILL BE HOPEFULLY GETTING YOUR MORTAGE PAID AND SOME EXTRA MONEY IN YOUR POCKET EVERY MONTH.

If you can't find a regular real estate meeting, start one! 

I understand both of these are a bit more hands on than regular buy and hold.What systems/strategies do you use to minimize headaches?