Have one cleaner, one cook, one manager on site and automate most of the rest.That's what happens when burger flippers want 15 an hour.

@Erick BrownfieldProperty management is a good stepping stone for other real estate jobs because you will be working with tenants, leases, and other aspects that tie into the meat and potatoes for real estate.

This puts me at 1700.

Airbnb works for my personal home  to offset expenses,  I haven't explored VRBO too much but with people looking for a deal, for a few nights or a week, works for me at this time.  

I currently only purchase in Lake, Dupage, McHenry, Dupage, Kendall, Kane and Cook counties.

The only way I can hope to make the money I would have made with my time/money is by either getting a cut of the profit, which is a risk I'm willing to take if I have a say in the buildout, or getting paid my full rate, which isn't going to happen.My accountant bills me at $120/hour.  

"You had me at Bidet."

Mark Balaban with First Anderson, use to work with me, at my brokerage, He's your guy, tell him I sent you, he will probably give you some snide comment or a dirty look,  but he is a straight shooter.

However, I have heard rumors that its more like 12.Anyone done a recent cook county eviction?  

However, you might be able to make this up either through volume, or be spending more time sourcing good deals and actually finding deals with more meat on the bone.Good luck!