A PM will never eat $140 on a plumbers upcharge to keep you happy unless you have several doors with them.

I eat well (at home).

The house has a lot of wear and tear and would eat my profits

Limit the amount of times you go out to eat.

Flipping in Philly and announcing you are new to it - just watch out for the many sharks ready to eat you alive.

HOA will really eat up your bottom line. 

Thankful for not wondering if or when I’ll eat next.

My C class properties had more initial cash flow on paper but in reality they have more tenant and maintenance issues that eats into profits and have appreciated a lot less and so they have performed much worse overall with everything factored in.

Wow - much to learn; it's like eating an elephant one bite at a time!

Eat it.