What I mean is, the cash flow from the properties is how you support yourself.

How much do you value training, support, mentorship? 

Went 6 months without a kitchen hahaThat orange Home store funded the whole thing with a consumer credit card.

My name is Wendell, I am 26 years old and I am brand new to BiggerPockets, already love all the support and information in the community.I just wanted to layout where I am at in my investment journey as well as my initial game plan for really jumping straight into real estate investing.

There are a lot of costs that most people fail to account for.Sales taxesLodging taxesMarketingBooking feesCredit card feesRepairsCleaningLandscapingFurnishing the unitReplacing consumables (tp, coffee, soap, etc)Utilities, including cable/internetInsuranceThere's more I'm forgetting.

The town is small, supported by one large mine and an Army Depot.

., but your eventual success will be most benefited by a strong and supportive mentor who you can train under.

Boker protection meaning a consumer cannot use the same lender for the next 24 month unless the broker is paid commission - Is it legal ?

Over 100K is due to replacing a beam ( and the support posts ) supporting 2 of the units over the parking area and rebuilding the front porch area and back decks for those units.

The silver lining is we were able to pay off almost all of our consumer debt since I was overseas.