I've got about 7k in an emergency savings account.I am in the process of getting several mortgage pre-approvals to compare fees and get an idea of how much home I can realistically afford.I have yet to find a buyer's agent/investor to help me identify potential homes but will start on that shortly.Ideally, I would like to buy a single family home.

Also I find it kind of humerus were 15 years ago when i joined BP the FI number was 5k to many up to 10k  now its 15k and up.. ( which is realistic in my mind I never thought 5k was realistic. 

If you’re planning to hold this property as a rental after the rehab, make sure you’ve crunched the numbers on a realistic timeline.

(See California for an extreme, but realistic, example). 

recovering this negative position can consume years of the actual cash flow when using realistic expense estimates.  

Realisticly.

My goal realistically is to do custom lead mining on fiver to of set costs on my own marketing.

They learn, adjust, and keep moving.SO, WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE QUITTING, ASK YOURSELF:🔹 Are my expectations realistic?

It's eating away every bit of cash flow from the property and then some.Both units currently have baseboard heating - which I've heard can be on the more expensive side of heating options - but I'm not sure if this amount is realistic for the area, or if there is a better heating option that I should look into for a reasonable cost.

Marketing to sell the properties.Sorry, I am a realist.