Twenty years ago when we bought the property, didn't pay much attention to that line item disclosed on property disclosure since we were switching to gas prior to moving in. 

That said, I think that once we get a few solid discussions happening in these areas, we'll be roaring to go.

The broker does not.....pretty simple.I owned a secondary market brokerage operation for about twenty years and at no time could I not beat the rate of any institutional lender in the area.

For example, if you recover your replace the shingles on a roof you are restoring the property to its original condition but the roof has a lasting benefit (i.e. it will be twenty years before you need to replace it again).  

Hi everyone, I’m a twenty one year old who’s interested in investing in real estate.

I posted on Facebook like 2 weeks ago and I'm having really good feedback. over 3, 000 people have seen this property and about a hundred and twenty have made an inquiry on it as well.

Start doing a lot of reading/listening:Podcasts - Jake & Gino, Todd Dexheimer, Michael Blank, Joe Fairlesshttps://jakeandgino.com/buying-your-first-multifamily/ Books - search "buying apartment buildings" on AmazonWeb:https://jakeandgino.com/how-to-buy-your-first-twenty-five-unit-apartment-complex/Read info on BP...there's a lot if you just go back through these threads

I got that  you're trying to replace half your income when you hit twenty, but will this one and a couple of more suffice?  

We're both in our late twenties and we both hold jobs while training for the Olympic rowing team.

I doubt that anyone can accurately forecast were housing prices will be in ten or twenty years, but my guess is there will be reasonable appreciation over time.You should become very familiar with your market.