Will he do what I did -- go get a job at the local hardware store just to do something?  

Complete renovation: MLS# 20158980New Granite, Floors, Hardware, Fixtures, Paint, Repairs, Landscaping What was the outcome?

New flooring, paint, countertops, hardware, glass shower door, electric wiring, and fixed the foundation (HOA paid for foundation).

That will give you phone and hardware products.

So it doesn't need to be cash flowing on paper to be net cash flowing for my wallet.

-Floors-Interior & Exterior paint-New deck-Resealed parking lot-Fans & lights-Bathroom vanities and hardware-Furniture-Cleaned up yard and added privacy fence What was the outcome?

I discovered Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, the Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason, and a few other books, and I was 100% sold on this direction.The first steps I took in my investing journey was starting to save up my 1st $1,000 in an old wallet, with the intention of opening my own fidelity brokerage account when I turned 18.

Use expanded screen, hardware cloth, or sheet metal (as appropriate) in conjunction with the "pestblock" version of expanding foam.Also, are your tenants keeping a good house? 

Otherwise the big box stores tend to be much cheaper than any other local hardware stores in my area. 

However, while I was succumbing to shiny object syndrome (admiring the fancy new kitchen, new hardware, and beautifully tiled bathrooms), my agent was crawling around in the basement crawlspaces, collecting cobwebs and assessing the plumbing.