After a year of trying to find time to do the upgrades ourselves, we finally hired the rest out and have had renters for about a year.

Do you recommend someone new like me to invest, at this time, in upgrading my biggerpockets account? 

Upgraded to the paid plan to try out the Quickbooks Desktop integration.

We purchased the property with a conventional loan and 5% down, 30 year, and a PMI obviously.We are doing some significant updates and upgrades that will increase property value.

However, there are several things that need replaced\upgraded.  

Here is how I approach it-Same type of property, bedrooms, bath, etc (if I can find similar houses)I try to keep the Comp properties in the same school districtI go back 3 months to start (the market is different now than it was 6 months or a year ago)Then I account for upgrades, market temperature, etc.That gives me a range- if I feel the property should be higher than average I need to be able to justify that because properties are sold twice- once to the buyer and once to the appraiser

I'm considering places around TU and also in Broken Arrow and Jenks.

Are you getting new electrical, hvac and plumbing put in before renting or perhaps most have already been upgraded? 

I also got the opportunity to look at 3 of the units and I can definitely upgrade them with simple cosmetic upgrades.

I'm sure people who succeed in this niche have it broken down to make it easier and/or have a tougher stomach than I do, but for now, it's not an area I plan on getting into.Good luck to you!