@Cory MeliousGiven the clear lease addendum and initialed acknowledgment of the rules, you’re in a strong position to recoup at least part of the repair costs from these tenants.

Bellhaven and Fondren agreed price points for sure in Fondren probably dont work for most buy and hold I need to have positive cash flow with 20% down investors.. 

I am trying to be positive and understand that this is possible, but I am not honestly seeing how this is easy for others and not me.

I have done well in the construction industry and am now in a position to pursue real estate investing full time.

I have a nice hi-rise condo unit and I get tons of companies asking if I do MTRs for Visiting Nurses, Tech Professionals, etc.My place is positioned near a number of large DC Metro Hospitals, but since covid work-from-home and recent lift of Eviction Moritorium, I have had few people with jobs, but a ton of people recently evicted looking to rent my place.The one viable group - visiting nurses has been excluded because my HOA will not allow short or mid-term rentals (anything less than one year is a No-No).They claim too many transient tenants cause excessive wear and tear on the property and too many people using resources like the gym, or pool or common areas.I think that's a lot of horse waste!

Don’t put yourself in a position where buying rentals creates a financial hardship.  

Then - once you're stabilized around 90% occupancy - re enter the markets to secure quotes from Freddie / Fannie / HUD / life companies / banks / credit unions.If it's an acquisition perhaps you put short term debt on the property, re-position the asset, then refinance after you're turned the operation around.

At the current interest rates, 1% ratio likely is unlikely to have positive cash flow at a high LTV.  

:Class A Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% the more recent norm.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 680+, zero evictions in last 7 years.Class B Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, decent amount of relative rent & value appreciation.Vacancy Est: Historically 10%, 5% should be applied only if proper research done to support.Tenant Pool: Majority will have FICO scores of 620-680, some blemishes, but should have no evictions in last 5 yearsClass C Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, high cashflow and at the lower end of relative rent & value appreciation.

I enjoyed the hard labor and comradery that I missed from my Navy days working in engineering.My question is, how do I go about getting more experience on paper without having to commit to an employer/contractor for a long-term position?