Well, about two months in one of his field agents that did assessments for him asked for an increase in commission and was denied.

I am about to purchase my first property and have been working 7 days a week in order to simply increase my investment energy.

As you go along you will learn how to refinance your homes to buy more and how to continually increase rents so that you can support those refinance figures. 

Have you noticed any increase in water bill (usage) since the new line was installed? 

Rents are already outpacing wages,  so be careful of speculating future rent increases in the near term. 

After you do that, live in it for a while and then do the same with your VA entitlement increasing your number of doors.

To me "stress" comes in two varieties: Income stress is things that happen that will reduce your income, vacancy, increased competition, change in market demand.

You need all of your business obligations from local vendors, contractors, and certain Team members.With regards to a location be is the southern United States around fairly large cities that are devirsably economically, has growing population, job growth, and to invest in a growing area. 

@Mackaylee Beach I dont mind replacing the driveway if i thought it were something that would increase my rent. 

In addition, the property after value add is likely to have initial cash flow and, if I am correct about the continuing rent appreciation, the cash flow will increase each year while my fixed financing is constant (a little variance due to escrow holding).