I haven't run any numbers on this, but I've seen similar setups and at some point you are really just ahead the month. 

Several years later and she's still struggling to get even let alone get ahead.  

It is definitely not as easy as it was a couple years ago and we have difficult times ahead - but that doesn't mean I think it's a good idea for everyone to stop investing passively and run to SPY or single family homes.  

Keep pushing, learning, and networking.

They saw ahead that these jobs take a toll on you so bought RE and now live off RE in one form or another.

If you disagree then you should just ignore the advice you get and plow ahead.

When something goes haywire in a transaction where I am about to push a lot of money across the table, I take it as a sign.

If not covered by the lease, why didn't the seller provide you a lease addendum about this ahead of time?

Right now, you are thinking of yourself and how to get you ahead and not stepping back and looking holistically at the process.

Keep it simple versus some of the esoteric structures being pushed.