I’m a 22 year old firefighter that’s looking to own a couple of rental properties.

I always tell clients to take care of the hard job first - If this is a sellers market then find your property and even get it under contract before you sell your old property.  

But as someone who’s been in the trenches of real estate investing for almost 30 years, I continue to see some flaws.Some of the flaws I have witnessed are when tech-driven companies seem to lack backing from experienced underwriters or seasoned real estate professionals.

None of these things will bring success tomorrow, but with doing them consistently every day, I will wake up in 5,10,20,30,40,60 years and be miles ahead of everyone else.2) Never stop learningThere is only growth or decay, there is no middle ground.

With that being said, what do you plan on doing different this year in your business?

Are these still an accurate depiction of the neighborhood grades 8 years later? 

It is something I am interested in doing in the future, potentially even this year, but I am curious how to put concrete numbers to this decision.  

We have been at this for about 4 years have 5 properties and 7 doors and are also looking to keep growing. 

For example I am near old town alexandria and the businesses are 200 year old row homes and there is no place to put ramps to get in establishments and door openings are not wide enough, but that is because they also could never comply. 

When was it built, and how old are the major systems?