[a2tech]

Well yes, they all complain about being a landlord. However as you say, they never discuss the money side of things--just the hassle. Most landlords in a very bad year will break even, but in an average year will be in the positive. And of course you shouldn't even be looking at rental income in the short term--you should be looking at it as an asset that someone else pays for entirely and maybe slops a little extra cash to you in the short term and THEN when you're older and they've paid for your asset as a revenue generator. I've been looking at buying a rental even though the prices are insane right now simply as a source of reoccurring revenue when my wife and I are older and the loan has been paid off.