As a MF agent who spends a large amount of time calling apartment owners (or rather, numbers purporting to be apartment owners), please believe me that reaching out to random run down buildings owners is unlikely to get you any deals.

I think I will plan to do this hopefully in a year or so.

Question that the “believers” don’t ask is “how much could I earn on the extra money I’m spending to pay down the loan faster?  

Slow beginnings are common in real estate investing, and building momentum comes with intentional planning and leveraging your resources effectively.To gain traction:Evaluate Equity: Review the equity in your owner-occupied home and rentals.

 @Jordan Laney Asking what others pay for snow removal and comparing your yearly spend to past years is not productive.

How would you recommend, or what resources would you refer for us to properly figure out how we spend our time and appropriately get compensated for it?

It’ll save you headaches later if she tries to escalate things.Document Everything: Take pictures, write down the history of your interactions etcOffer a Transition Plan: Just like my client, I’d recomend offering her a temporary storage option nearby, or even a small rent discount, to show you’re not trying to kick her out - just keeping the property safe and up to code.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

I'm finishing up an ADU garage conversion in Downtown Sac and plan to do medium term rental for travel nurses.

Rental arbitrage isn’t common in my area ( high point North Carolina) but I was planning on starting in another state.