I plan on attending some local REI groups (thanks for the suggestion Ann) and Mike thank you for taking the time to lay out a good place to start with my goal setting and research).As far as working capital I also have a couple of older IRA accounts from a previous employer.

It's very intuitive and has been running on my iPhone 5 for about 15mins with no problems.

So, moral of the story is be wary of Oneprop.Also, moral for me is to listen to my intuition, I should have cancelled with them right at the beginning.

I think that the core strategy for setting up my financial house involves establishing relationships with three key people: (1) an estate/tax attorney, (2) a financial planner, and (3) a CPA.My intuition is that I should probably talk to those three in that order (lawyer, CFP, CPA).

Have considered the new Instant Pay program from Intuit, but not sure on their fees yet.Im sure this isnt the first time its been discussed, so if anyone knows of a previous thread, please let us know.

Perhaps that's not intuitive, but as an engineer, you know that what is intuitive isn't always accurate.

I figured I could possibly convert the upstairs 2 bdrm into a 3bdrm (1800 sq ft should allow for 3 bdrms), and the downstairs into a couple of 1,500 sq ft 3 bdrm units - provided the layout works.Im just wondering if anybody knows more about multi-use zoning rules and/or what my chances might be to pull something like this off.

You need to layout out the schedule expectations in the contract, as well as penalties for missing schedules (you don't actually have to enforce the penalties, but they should be in there as a deterrent).If you have a contractual schedule and the contractor isn't performing to the contract, fire him.

I wanted to lay out some simple facts and ideas and see if some of the more experienced members can help me proceed efficiently.About me: Mid 30's, employed, good credit, no debt (except current home, has ~30k in equity).

I have been looking for properties in Kansas (Wichita and Kansas City) because they seemed to be profitable for renting.Let me lay out an example property that I am looking at to see if my logic is sound.