Then decorate the place up, nice lighting, signs, etc.Then you can move the needle. 

I was trying to be nice and told him I need to think about it. 

Nice weather.

And make sure the floors have a nice contrast such as the middle ground flooring you touched on.

The basement is dry as hell, and it's nicely decorated.QUESTION:  What types of financing, financial assistance and tax benefits does one get from being a registered landmark in a historical district? 

I don’t have any affiliation with them, just thought I’d share as I think it is pretty much as cheap as you can find for paid softwares with good functionality.Payments take several days to process, but tenants can automate them which is nice.

Rents will go up and your biggest mistake was to buy a nice house in a desirable neighborhood.The real threat is buying in the hood, leveraged up to the gills, maybe even with hard money, tenants are bleeding you dry, while you are writing checks to attorneys and contractors.Milwaukee is getting a lot of attention lately: cash flow is still better than most places and appreciation is stable at 5-8%.

Very informative and nice!!

It would be nice to have someone to partner up with if possible or just someone that could offer me advice on this path to financial freedom.

The really nice place I live in now in San Jose, CA, required really tough criteria.