You're fortunate that you have that rental property to cover your obligatory expenses but do not get comfortable.

Fortunately, I have a friend out here that does a lot of flipping, I'm going to start working with her.

Jerryll,If only Sysiphus had been pushing his rock up Mount Olympus using your footsteps as a guide he may have been able to join you at the top and become a flippin God, so I consider myself fortunate that I have someone like you at my disposal as I begin my journey , learning from your wisdom to prevent me from falling victim to slipping on monkey drool. 

I have been pretty fortunate thus far so I guess this is why I'm shocked when something like this happens.

It'd make a HUGE difference if the tenants paid their own utilities, but I would imagine it costing a fortune to get all units on separate utility meters.     

I'm from Northeast Ohio but fortunately I have family in Cinci so they were able to give me a little bit of a heads up on areas to focus. 

I still live at home with my parents where I’m fortunate enough to not pay rent.

I’m 19 years old, I still live with my parents where I fortunate enough to pay no rent.

I was fortunate enough to have a great team of contractors that I work with, They provided me with solid numbers upfront and stuck to them.

Our total rehab costs will be around $15,000 and if appraised accurately, will allow us to access around $50,000 in equity (I am probably going to use Unison for this).Fortunately, I have an uncle who is successful in buy-and-hold -- his advice has been valuable.