Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books on this topic, or you can learn about it by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

Next piece of advice is shop this deal around with someone through the forums or local real estate groups (google for your area). 

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.

Defining your enough can be a good measuring stick to reasses, because spending time on forums like these you're likely to hit your enough, the key is being able to say "I have enough" and be able to enjoy the fruits of your labors. 

Why am I talking landscaping and fruit trees on a Real Estate forum?

Occasionally I catch some cleanliness issued that I am not satisfied with which I believe is due to variability in attention to detail between people on their crew, or lack of training and familiarity with my property.I've seen mentions of the value of post cleaning pictures from hosts on other forums.

Here was my experience house hacking in my 20's as well: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/922/topics/1133476-hous...Cash reserves have saved me multiple times, but my properties were both NOT renovated. 

@Mark HafnerI've been investing internationally for many years but it's very difficult to answer the kind of questions you ask without writing a dissertation so I'd encourage you to ask more precise questions in the forum.

Try being positive, it puts a smile on people's faces.I just joined the Mercedes forum too.