The plumber will likely have to cut open the ceiling to confirm and make repairs, so you can save a little money by learning how to do that yourself, confirm the problem, and then call the plumber for repair, then patch the ceiling yourself.As Jonathan is trying to point out, it's important to expect these things and have funds on hand to deal with them.

They offer more than just savings—you build relationships, gain leverage, and uncover opportunities no one else knows about.

@Ben Johnson Not enough info here, but based on what you wrote, you have $5,000 in monthly cc interest and probably $3,000+ in principal.  

SAVE IT for your first investment.

I save untold thousands annually thanks to it.  

@Shaheen Ahmed you can find all the info you need online if you know where to look - except that the City of Detroit Assessor's Office is consistently undervaluing properties to keep property taxes attractive for investors - to keep improving the city:)Here's some copy & paste infor for Michigan Property Taxes that you might be able to use as a template for other areas - or you could start investing in Detroit:)----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan has some of the most complicated property taxes in the USA.

Unless he is trying to get you to paint the entire house, the $1,200 dollars saving in rent is still going to keep you ahead.  

A moderate 80s update in Houston may not match Indy, so leaning on someone who knows the local buyer pool can save a lot of back and forth.All the best,Johnny

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If you are going on your own, I would save up and then one deal is done move that money to the next deal and so on.