I feel like I have a decent grasp on the subject but I am at a bit of a dead end as to how I can actually begin to invest... 

Carpet has become very unpopular as folks have been made increasingly more informed on the presence of dust mites, dead skin cells, and the like that take up residence therein.Vinyl plank seems to be the flooring of choice with many here on BP, but there is much to be said for porcelain tile floor, especially on mid range and up rentals or flips.

The only exceptions I've seen are A: The house needs to be sold to close out the estate, or B: Heirs are proud people and don't want their dead relatives home to foreclose as they feel it is shameful.  

I feel like my compassion is dead for those that voted (and continue to vote) for it. 

As Mark Zuckerberg says, "privacy is dead, get over it."  

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I had 2 long distance BRRRR's before this go well on SFR's (totally recouped my investment on both), so 2 out of 3 isn't awful - especially if I try to learn from my mistakes and get better over time.Stefan, what's important is that you showed up, you asked honest questions here, you pulled the trigger, you had problems, and you SHOWED UP AGAIN and were dead honest about them, too.What we get in the forums (and now the FB groups) all too often is a bunch of ra-ra-ra and success-success-success, and the constant, tiresome implication that everyone who isn't bragging about winning all the time shouldn't be here.

Then one day, she just up-and-left in the dead of night without a word.

Also, if you don't already have a separate power wire coming from the furnace you will need to run a wire, or use a battery-operated thermostat and now your get calls from your tenants because the battery is dead.

To have air flow with no dead air.