Something that's not mentioned on this forum much though- watch out for midwestern markets that cash flow well w/ respect to price:rent ratio, but have an excess of rental housing supply relative to the tenant pool.

By doing this, you will hopefully have increased the value of the property in excess of your purchase price plus the repairs you put into it. 

I've been listening to BP podcasts and reading real estate books every day since that day.The genesis of my motivation to learn about real estate is to find a smarter way to utilize my excess capital to generate passive income.

The excess we save and if we have vacancy or repairs, we got cash to handle.

Don't unless you want to pay penalties in excess of the return you'll get on your RE investment. 

I have oil heat in an upstate house with an outdoor tank- I switch to kerosene deliveries for the months of December-March, kerosene won’t freeze and mixes well with typical fuel oil. 

Obviously the big pieces of the puzzle are already in place, so it seems a bit excessive to me to pay a typical commission.Thanks in advance for the input!

As mentioned above you can close the tank in-place by backfilling with flowable fill once you have pumped out any remaining fuel.

LVP is 100% vinyl which means that is much more susceptible to warping, especially with excessive sun or heat.

We did this while living off less than your excess income.Once we maxed out loans (Some married people get 10 each, but then again, I had no income.)