What i accomplished in February:Started doing the maths on deals in my area and began to familiarise myself with various different aspects RE .Listened to 1 BP podcast a day in work continually learning.Went to the gym 3 day+ each week, (helps me with energy levels and concentration which has a positive knock-on effect on every area of my life)Where I fell shortCould have ran the numbers on more deals Plans for marchView more properties in my area to get a feel for the market.

I count my lucky stars that I found bigger pockets because i've learned so darn much.

There is innovative energy monitoring/submetering available that allows for electric use to be accurately metered among tenants without separate traditional meters/submeters, and it is an insignificant cost to implement & an accurate alternative to RUBS.

After about 12 months of studying and another 6 months of placing offers (I was out-bid on about 20 places), the stars finally aligned and I was able to complete the deal.

There is no way I would waste my money or energy building a fence.

A 720 or higher personal credit score will also help.The other option is to find a residential deal to build a 2-4 plex and become an owner-builder since you have the time and energy to invest.

Yea you could spend time looking for better deals but for me being and engineer with a day job my energy was better spent at my JOb.

Where else should I focus my energy to get the word out? 

It will be the best decision for resale value, tenant retention, and likely energy usage.   

I spent a lot of time an energy trying to figure out what i was going to do with that property, when that time and energy would have been much better spent working to find my next profitable deal.