I'm toying with an idea.

You own it”Trying to get to yes: Yea, it’s a great house, if I knew I could make any money at that price I would gladly buy it.

Here's another idea for you that I have been toying with--become a licensed contractor yourself.

Obviously it won't provide for a lavish "retirement" but if I want a new toy I can always build a spec home or two and not touch any income.The real question is am I going to have the same level of enjoyment from the hobbies I love now when i'm 50 or will they have been replace with all new hobbies?

Take care of your good tenants - keeping them for the long haul means a whole lot less screening, vacancies, etc.

If they are on the DNC list their number wouldn't have come up from that service.I've been toying with the idea of hiring a virtual assistant to look up numbers for me although I haven't made a decision yet.Here's the voicemail I am considering:"Hey, sorry I missed you.

When you get into higher valued homes or second homes in recreational areas, you can find all kinds of toys thrown in on a deal.

That being said, the location is between two rapidly-growing cities, and if I stay with the property for the long-term, I shouldn’t have any problem with appreciation and growth over the long haul.

If your in it for the long haul then put systems in place, mail to different lists and track everything.

I'm toying with doing a direct mail postcard campaign for pre-foreclosures but I've been hearing that the response rate on those is pretty low.