I stole the following from @David Greene almost in its entirety.

I passed the course and got the green light to take the exam, but taking the exam isn't a priority right now.

@Kyle HernCheck out David Greene's post about the core four.

Then you can use the strategy that @Brandon Turner and @David Greene have talked about:  refinancing the property and pulling that money out tax free to fund at least part of your son's college (who knows what college costs will be in 12 years!). 

Wouldn't you want to know if the tub you're going to be washing in is avocado green from the 1970s with a groaning 3-handle valve set from the 1950s?

I am also reading David Greene's "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" which I find contains great information.

I am going to go with Beale  with the paradise fire buying rentals in Marysville Yuba city will be full for decades

One meeting, David Greene was the speaker and I was introduced to BRRRR.

Numbers flashing yellow, not green?

@Lara FobianI've had good results scrubbing with a mild solution of Simple Green then latex Kilz.