The faucet is often in the way of grinding wheels and chisel, so in one case I had to remove the faucet, and really covered the sink so it doesn't get chipped and dented while I was cutting away. 

Judging from the responses you pretty much have all you need to hit the ground and start searching. 16 months ago, it took me 6 months of sometimes painful grinding to locate a duplex suited my needs in Los Angeles.

I would say just keep grinding and building experience.

You still have 23 days 13 hours and 50 minutes GRIND!!!

On top of that, I welcome the fact that she has a small child because it's above our personal home, and if she's willing to put up with our noise and the noise that our own children make, then we welcome her noise too.  

Grit and grind, baby!

It's in the hallway leading from the living room to the bathroom and the three rooms, so I suppose the challenges if that's done would be the resulting aesthetics and the noise pollution.

Not only will getting involved in the community open up pathways to developing relationships with homeowners and investors, it's a great to tap into the nuances of your micro-market giving you a competitive advantage to other agents who try to do business in your area.Don't Give Up Too SoonDon't give up after two years of grinding and spending thousands of dollars.

Hey @Randon B.I'm still in the grind phase.

People just arent capitalizing yet but the city is on board to fix things up i would definitly say invest wherever but its about grinding it out and finding the deals and freakng snatching them up and making them kickass and bring in buyers.