How many rental properties do you own?

[Jeff Gates]

I am a private landlord with two properties. My questions is for private landlords:

How many properties do you own that you manage yourself?

[John Thedford]

I had a goal of 30. Then I realized this was the wrong goal. My goal is now income...not how many doors I own. I reset my goal to the amount of income I desire and gauge my success on how close I am to achieving it. That "income" figures is net income...not gross rents, etc. I also have a goal of being debt free in less than 5 years so that the majority of income stays in my pocket vs paying off mortgages. You can have a huge NOI but pay it all out in debt service!