The biggest mistakes I have made were when I assumed I was strong enough to overcome the psychological effects of dealing with debt. 

Thanks for adding so much value and showing your true colors. 

Excel is ok if you just want number tracking but I like color and visuals. https://www.stessa.com

Use colored lights to change the ambience and create the feeling of whole new rooms without having to get up at all.4.

Hi All-I am starting a direct mail campaign targeting 2-4 unit propertiesMy Criteria for my list: 50%+ equityAbsentee Owner (in state + out of state)investor activity in area (determined by cash sales over the past year)10 year population growth in the targeted zip codegenerally affordable median home price in targeted zip codeStrategy:Handwriting letters in blue ink (roughly 280 letters)colorful envelopes to draw attention with standard postage stampsGoing to make the letters brief, but show some level of context related to the specific propertyMail every 2 months, for 5-6 roundsAny Advice?

All my buildings are the same paint color so I go from room to room with a roller covering any marks. 

"I want to paint the rooms these colors"  WE are not going to be living there.The rental needs to be safe, sound, generic and durable. 

Can't cook food = not a kitchen = not a house, in Fannie Mae's eyes.Example of a go: 1970s gross yellow wallpaper stained with cigarette smoke, fridge from the 1980s in that yellow color. 

We were not able to view the property before hand but did have pictures and a assessment of the property to go off of.When we finally closed and went inside to look it over and get a plan together, we noticed that the paint was peeling (the LR and hallway are a lime green and every other room in the house is a different color) in just about every room.

when you purchase you can make it yours..... you can do updates.. change paint colors.. but, with a rental, you have to accept it and be able to live with it until the next step.