I'm buying and selling 20-40 properties a year, maybe I break 1,000, maybe I don't.

Obviously that would break the predatory lending rule of an annualized 18%.

I really do not mean to whine and complain, But I am exhausted.I love where I am, Sometimes I am actually helping people build "retirement funds" or wealth and real estate knowledge, while learning for myself, but right now I am barely breaking even on the investment of simply getting my real estate license, much less marketing expenses or the time/lack of sleep I put in to this.I am learning about market trends in specific residential areas.

Replace the cabinets now, find some generic tiles to replace the cracked ones before they break and have sharp edges?

It's worked out for me and I don't cut any breaks after the 5th on my late fees because I gave them a more than reasonable grace period.

That way you can get an idea of how management operatespay careful attention to things that are prone to breaking/updating (septic tanks for example)Is there an on site office?

I've had 2 different tenants break their leases and leave early.

That house has no yards, junk all over, a half built lean to on the side that has been that way two years with a tarp over it.The house is very dirty, they have pit bull dogs jumping on my fence and breaking though it, the backyard is full of trash and they have a pot farm.I have been trying to get them to pay for part of a new fence because the dogs destroyed it for a couple of months now and I'm still waiting.It's very frustrating because now I have plans to move and need this repaired so I can sell this unit off.The good news for me is that I have one of the most responsible, clean tenants out of all my houses and he says he is never leaving until I kick him out.Good luck with your delima, I hope you have better luck than I do.

I'm not trying to break the bonds of oppression through investing but rather looking to build security and retirement.

My last little venture of sales was selling KIRBY vacuum cleaners door to door and I just happened to break records my first month and was nationally recognized.