GFCI outlets don't always fit into old elec boxes because the GFCI are physically much larger than regular outlets and old boxes are usually very small.

Since it is a fixer-upper that is also adding another layer of risk when it comes time to exercise the option.

However, she does work with stock options and recently help a friend of mine when he exercised his options. 

It wasn't until I exercised my risk muscle by buying a few single-family rentals, and then educated myself on self-storage enough to be of value to an experienced storage partner. 

You could look into owning physical gold and silver, which is a very safe investment, despite what the fluctuations in the market may lead one to believe. 

If you need a physical local person, I would join local STR Facebook groups and ask who others use.  

With hundreds of cat rentals over the years, I've never had to spend much to repair physical damage.The real damage from cats is odor.

Very well said I think the only thing that I would add to this conversation is that people need to spend more time understanding the mental side of being successful. having a certain amount in your bank account does not deem you to be successful and if you don't start working on it from the very beginning you'll never know when you reach it and it's not like you popped through a glass ceiling and you're on the other side and now you think that you're going to flip a switch and enjoy your life part of doing this is learning and enjoying the journey that you're on not just trying to get to the destination thinking you'll be happy at that point.You have to become a successful person mentally before you ever will financially or physically

Likewise, a typical homeowner moving from a city setting to suburban with only a 20 minute walk through of the property could easily miss the actual lot size since virtually no one does physical measurements on a walkthrough.

Unlike buyers who can cancel and forfeit their escrow deposit (or not, if exercising a contingency), the seller doesn't have the right to back out.