I still have a lot of knowledge to gain and a solid frame work to build before my first purchase.

You can clamp a straight edge to the bottom of the new plywood, i use a level for the straight edge, then mark the wall where the top of the framework needs to hit at.

Look into it as it focuses on Meditation, Exercise, Journaling , affirmations etc. the framework is easy to follow and can be modified based on the time  you have.

Read the "Four pillars of Investing" by Dr William Bernstein, retired Neurologist or listen to it, will give a great overall framework to plug in your investing journey/plan. 

And it also accomplishes what your friend was saying in adding numbers to your portfolioMany investors will use a BRRRR framework along with periodic 1031s to maximize available cash and buying power.

.- If you are not aligned with this approach, please provide a different framework for me to consider. - If we can't even agree on a fair "tool" to use in structuring a future termination of contract, then this is completely doomed and I will cut my losses. 

If you're interested in fix & flips and haven't already, read "The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs" by J Scott to have some framework when walking properties.

If you go to meetups now, build relationships, and get your license (you don't have to wait until you graduate), you will have a good framework set up.

The safe harbor applies to the modification of a building that is not a historic structure if 75 percent or more of the existing external walls are retained in place as internal or external walls, and 75 percent or more of the existing internal structural framework is retained in place.

I have a estimating spreadsheet in my fileplace that is a similar framework to JScotts Book on Estimating Rehab Costs.