Currently have the solera checking acct and a money market savings account at another bank for ACH, higher yield for my "dry powder". 

It takes forever to wash and dry.  

-That said, had I left my money in Apple stock instead of using it to buy a house 15+ years ago, I'd actually have more money, so it seems with stocks the key is to buy quality and be patient...with houses patience is built in since it's expensive to buy and sell...tl;drI already have 8 rental houses, but I want to retire soon and live off dividend stocks and rental income mix.

We put him in hotel for 2 days however, we want him gone so we can properly get carpet to dry since the room is a media room and it cost over 10,000 to custom make.

I'd be concerned that there's something there that you aren't seeing, either with zoning, some type of environmental issue, soils issue, or location.

we like Vegas for So cal investors.. can drive there pretty easy.fun place to go.and instead of mid west 50 to 125 year old homes you can buy homes built in the 1990s and newer  Very easy to maintainno snow ice  no soil and water intrusion issues which are very common in Ohio.. some of the lowest property tax's in the US.And if you buy Solid B or A class your going to get professional to semi profession occupation tenants which is a world of difference between those and your 800 dollar mid west renter.

When that dries up, IN ADDITION TO RATE HIKES, will be interesting to see what happens. 

Just to have my part time employee handle repetitive things like painting, dry wall, flooring, trash, landscaping, demoing, has been a tremendous help.

Be aware that advance has a 16 Hour dry time between coats.

You also must be aware of the competence or experience level neccessary to be able to weed out the bad hires, avoid people who would just suck your business dry, and attract and retain the quality people who will make real contributions to your enterprise.