@Andres M. depending on interest prices(currently 3.875%) we may do a cash-out refinance in the spring at which point most of our renovations should be done, and rents should be where we want them.Regarding the haircuts, think about the money savings: Average Hair cut Cost w/ tip: $20, Average time being once a month.

This passive strategy (when you buy enough properties) can allow you to find freedom from your 9-5 so you can get your hair done at noon on a Wednesday…because you can.Or do you want you want to get in the nitty gritty and find deals and be like the HGTV shows and flip or hold- this is more active investing. 

In order to avoid pulling out my hair, I have to manually connect each time I want to reconcile transactions, usually about once a month for my own sanity.

Then there's the shedding and hair balls.  

Mostly tolerable, except there is a child who periodically gallops the length of the house for up to 30 mins at a time.Dish detergent and body wash seem to be watered down.One, repeat 1, towel each for 2 people for 9 days. 2 rolls of TP.No house manual /house rules.At least it's better than the one in Chicago last year with a giant hair clog in the shower drain and tons of disgusting leftovers in the fridge (and lots more stuff).

We had been evicted from our apt, (long story) and I was giving blood on a weekly basis for food money, to the point my veins finally collapsed and I was no longer allowed to give.It was at this point, on one of many sleepless nights, at 3 o'clock in the morning, that an older silver haired investor spoke to me through my television.

Cut out eating out (or decrease it), shop at a lower end grocery store, meal plan, get your hair cut less frequently, don't get coffee at Starbucks, etc.

Barbers want you to have long hair.  

If you're getting a tour from a sketchy guy from a local, regional brokerage wearing a ketchup stained Tommy Bahama polo with two day old facial hair shadow, hold on to your wallet.Verbal agreements mean less than nothing to me.

Using it for the down payment or buying the property outright is out of their terms (you could probably split hairs and say that their terms of service says no mortgage payments... but buying the entire property outright could be a gray area.....)But...