So yes it's slowing down, some fat is being trimmed off larger co's, etc.

It used a small generator that fired up the burner when water was turned on, but water flow had to be above a certain amount.

And, the cyberspace is teaming up with all kinda information FREELY and READILY available, so why pay a fat cat to "teach" me yet down deep I know that if HE/SHE was successful he/she woulda never been teaching, he/she woulda been out in the field shoveling money left and right.

We've replaced the stove to a gorgeous new 5-burner, and already know some projects that MUST be done before we rent, but there are a few things I'd like advice from the pros on to know if we need to throw money at it or not - because unfortunately, there's only so much we'll be able to afford, so that will help us decide if we *can* rent our home out or if we need to be more practical and sell.My major area of concern is our walls - the majority of the interior is painted-over wallpaper, and we all know what an eyesore that can be.

Wow sounds like a real crap hole of an area.It could be someone bought it and then had other projects going and put it on the back burner.

After failing the state exam in 2008 we once again put this dream of ours on the back burner and continued our lives, always dreaming of one day jumping back in.Finally, in 2015, both my wife and I passed the Florida real estate state exam, and officially became licensed to sell real estate Florida.

You could put this one on the back burner, or just forget it completely.

Certainly that makes as much sense as paying farmers to plow their tomatoes under or feeding fat kids pizza and french fries for lunch under the federal nutritional lunch program at school.Because they are scarce and in such high demand, the risk of owning and operating inexpensive rental houses is almost non­existent.

Plus there is more supply of condos and nicer condos.I like the idea of either putting a ton down on an investment or paying cash becuase everyone says "insert bad thing here" will never happen ... until it does and your standing there being forced to take less rent while you have a fat mortgage you are having to subsidize with a regular job which is negitive cash flow.I have 40k saved now which will go towards the primary residence and then another 120k worth of raw land I can sell (estate just sold some like lots so I am pretty confident I can get at least 120k). 

Kind of like the person with a fat 401K.