In this case I suggested a 10,000 gallon water tank with just one of those meters attached to it.

You will never have perfect knowledge.

And the market was perfect for investing at that time.

There is a perfect recipe brewing where inventory is at an all time low, with interest rates significantly higher than we're use to, capitalized by the insane economic struggles that are going on in our every day lives.... 

Its perfect!

A nice multi family property that you can do some light fixtures on sounds like a perfect strategy for you so you and your wife can have your own unit.

@Will Greenlee there is no perfect PM software, unfortunately.We use one of the most flexible, but it has a long learning curve and we'd still like to see many improvements.

Quote from @Brandon Snyder: Adam, that off market inheritance lead sounds like a perfect opportunity for a first purchase.. especially since you’ve already built some rapport with the seller’s family.

Comments like "this area has nothing else like this" and "it just flows so perfectly from room to room" confirm that following what the house called, not what the area called, worked! 

They were perfectly acceptable 20 years ago, but now many areas are limited to one guest per calendar month.