What's Next?
Should you consider expanding your real estate empire right away? Wouldn't that accelerate your profits?

The truth of the matter is that investors need time to absorb all that has just happened. You will probably ask yourself lots of questions, and maybe try to second-guess the situation. It's a time for reflection, or as seasoned investors call it, "analysis".

Once you have worked with tenants, deposits, collections, clogged drains and bed bugs, rental property owners usually settle down and get into a business routine. Mailbox money is rolling in, and you roll with the punches.

Then you get an idea: "Maybe I could make more money if I had another rental!"