I was told I can pay $3k to remove the part of the tree that's hanging over the garage (in addition to the $3k deductible I'm already paying) or I can take the next door neighbor to civil court because the tree over the garage is actually dangerous to the tenant who lives there. 

Interesting addition when you suggest that builders are the only ones to reap any profits. 

The Plus subscription would allow you to keep track of each property/project and produce reports for them individually in addition to keeping track of the entire business as a whole.  

A heloc can "never" be used as an "Asset" or Liquid reserve both required when you purchase additional rental properties. 

Learn by doing, not by paying.You can do all the right things after spending $40,000 on mentoring and not end up with any real estate.If you invest in a project.....very low chances you end up with nothing.   

Additionally, I normally build in at least 7% of the purchase price going towards transaction costs when selling a property.

Luckily this was a super cheap property so I could afford the additional down payment.

I’m willing to spend some money to “INSURE” I’m not left out.   

For the 4 plex you are spending an extra 80k in renovations (I question your 110k renovation number to get to 4 units - this could be low but I don't know the square footage or layout).

@Eric Lowe Prior to pulling the trigger on a Cost Seg study, you should evaluate 2 things:1 - How much net additional deprecation tax deductions a Cost Seg study would provide: Best way to get this is by requesting a free feasibility analysis from a Cost Seg provider.