You must prioritize your mental health before spending money on real estate.

I am working on a product that will help small-medium size landlords launch and maintain Internet presence at a small monthly cost without spending big budget on custom development.It will include: SEO, custom domain, direct syncing with your property management software, syncing with QB. 

I figure if I want to scale my portfolio I should spend at least some time property managing.

@Daniel DeBruin, this is really all market dependent and how much you want to spend versus how much it will impact both the rent you can achieve as well as the quality of tenants it attracts.When it comes to design, it is all a bit personal opinion, but I will say: contiguous flooring always trumps mismatched, hodge podge flooring.  

I'm particularly passionate about central Florida, where we use to live and where we currently live.Outside of real estate, I enjoy flying as a professional pilot, spending time with my family, and traveling.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

If that's the case, the flex space adds no value from an income standpoint, unless you spend a little money to put in an exterior door and window. 

In other words, this is cash we didn't need to spend (to pay taxes) due to our MTRs.Taken together, cash flow of 7.4%, appreciation of 5.3%, and tax benefits of 20.8% is a promising start for us.

As long as you can afford to make the repairs within the next year or so and you're not spending more than the house is worth, I would move forward with the purchase.

Every day I go buy things for my household I decide whether the price I pay for an item is worth it or not.

If you had $25k to spend (possibly up to 35-40 if I borrowed a bit), what would you be looking for?