Remember, no system is perfect, so avoid the temptation of constantly chasing after the next shiny object.

Once you've pinpointed your objectives, it's important to assess your financial situation.

I am drawn to multi family homes and think I would like to start close to home here in the Twin Cities, but the more I listen and read, the less opposed I am to looking out of state. 

Hi Jeffrey,I have installed water softeners in all my rental homes in the suburban Twin Cities, my pipes, appliances and tenants have thanked me!

For our other beds (king, queen, twins) I followed advice here and got sheets from Kohls, and those are great.It seems like the simplest thing to do is just leave a set of queen linens in the closet for guests to use on the sofa bed.

This mindset limits the size of investments I can pursue more than if I did not have this objective.   

While it certainly would be better to also cash flow, the objectives of many new builds are to create instant equity upon completion. 

My sister attended, and the foreclosed condo owner attended with his twin brother to watch.

Those are just shiny objects and bells and whistles that companies sell you.If you use the free HubSpot, it's the best.

What's the objective?