Now I'm debating whether to paint over it with a white epoxy floor paint or put engineered hardwood over the top.  

No secret sauce, you get what you pay for so if you looking at a $40,000 MF don't expect to have a lawyer or engineer as your tenants

I'm an IT engineer and I enjoy what I do but, but I desire to achieve and build more.

Im a general contractor by day, and an operating engineer at night in Staten Island, NY.

Try searching "yellow letters" and the BP search engine will provide you a bunch of info. 

The policy that Airbnb has only covers damages, not liability, so you definitely want to make sure you have robust liability insurance just in case something happens to someone on your property! 

Maybe even less if the plans can be value engineered upfront.

I just picked up three of your books and was wondering if you or anyone on this forum recommends a specific order I should read themThe three books are:The book on investing in real estate with no money downThe book on rental property investing Set for lifeI am 23 years old, live in Queens, NY and currently am working as a civil engineer on a construction site.

She is a senior level manager and I am an engineer, to sum it up, I make about 1/4 of our income which last year was over mid 6 figures... we do fairly well together but have discussed the possibility of diversifying as we are heavily invested in our current company.  

For every market you should try to reverse engineer success.