As of last year i was up to 7 rentals, but after some advice from others i sold off the 2 that were still negative cash flow purchased prior to the last housing crash when they finally broke even in value to wash my hands of them. 

Amazon could either deduct this fee from the seller's proceeds or call it a wash considering they don't need to pay a mortgage broker and can strip the loan of those related costs.

For example, I think the guy that you had wanted to fix and flipping but when he saw how hard it was, he ran.

On a side note: I'm a big fan of time blocking, productivity systems, and practice The ONE Thing methodology.My hubby is working towards getting his real estate license by end of year, and our plan was to work together as a husband-wife team in the short-term and long-term.Most of the advice I've received from my broker and other seasoned agents is that I need to consider going full-time, or I'm at risk of washing out or not reaching my income goals.

Doesn't make sense to me that I would do that; shouldn't it just be a wash for 2018. 

But Keynes has a great quote that sums up the current madness: "The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent."

My wife is concerned about not getting the return on this expense, and she agrees with Carson regarding power-washing/cleaning and repairing the driveway. 

Or at this point is it pretty much wash, rinse, and repeat?

Private equity is a service provider (sort of like a "shoe shine". or a "car wash", or "barber", just on a different scale.)

Kicker was he backed out at the last second, so I was happy I went for a smaller deal because then I was able to finish the deal without him.