Question: Should I Be a Landlord as a Real Estate Investor?
Answer: Should you be a landlord? Only you can answer that. Consider your available time, whether you can work with tenants on a regular basis, and what skills you have for property maintenance. If you will need to hire maintenance people, you'll need to factor the cost into your investment decisions.
For a thorough assessment of what's required to be a landlord, go through our Landlord Basics series. You'll learn what to look for in your personal abilities, as well as what is required of a landlord on a daily basis.
