This was an over-under duplex in Munhall after I stripped the wallpaper and the green plastic film the former owners had superglued to the ceiling to try to keep the plaster together.

@Scott Trench  Well anyone who says you can get by on little sleep because the need for sleep is a sociatal delusion, and uses his book as a platform to sell daily planners and calming aura and soothing chakra tea,  isn't someone I'd look to for serious life advice.

Showers have mixing valves and await electrician to be able to add full green board.That "rough plumbing work" will become an issue in the future, but stay tuned for that!

you could actually paint a black line where one unit ends and the next begins, then choose colors that look good together...light gray, dark gray, tan, brick, green, colonial blue, like bm historical colors or some other palette.

Seasonal RE activity has begun, vegetation is Green, Bluebonnets are blooming, temperatures are moderate. 

These are the only 2 I've read cover to cover:Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene (Loved It)ABC's of Real Estate investing by Ken McElroy (Interesting read right after the above because he has a different view)And I'm in the middle of a few others:The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon TurnerThe Complete Guide to Real Estate Finance for Investment Properties by Steve BergesMulti-Family Millions by David LindahlThe Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller

I know this probably has alarm bells ringing at this point, the new guy that thinks he can make it buying up cheap properties in Detroit, but as David Green says in his book, a good property manager can have success with this.

Another example is from David Greene's book where he talks about paying his agent $1,000 for any deal he does with a member of his agent's office or team, as a way to motivate his agent to market his criteria to other agents and have more people working to find him deals.Any feedback on any methods you use or ideas you think might work is appreciated.

I find myself comparing myself to the "Brandon Turners" and the "David Greenes" of real estate investing, which I know is stupid because the guys have been at it longer then I have.

@Bob Green Thanks for the quick response.