Waste of time, huge room for error and zero reason for a customer to do this.....any Contractor worth his salt will have better pricing/quality/selection on the big stuff and will have guys on his crew that can do those dreaded 'parts runs' for the little stuff. 

(Reason filthy living conditions) Consult a magistrate prior to posting as it varies by state. 

The reason why I ask is because that could determine what loan options are available to you (and interest rates). 

Rent is late in month 8, but she has a good reason and it's the first time.

From there we identify properties that could have some potential and if you are interesting in diving deeper, 1) we do a thorough video walkthrough to give you a realistic look of the property, 2) we give a ballpark estimate of rehab costs (we do 40 a year with our GCs o we will get pretty close), 3) we talk through market rent with our property management team, ARV, and potential highest and best use.Ideally you find great investor agents who know their market really well and have a network of resources to provide you with enough confidence to take reasonable action. 

Once your emergency account has a reasonable amount in it, whatever that means to you, you might want to think about steering that payroll money into the investment savings account from each pay check and leave the emergency account money as is.

Over the last 10-12 years, the city’s been on a steady climb, and for good reason.

Self sufficiency rule makes 3-4 units almost impossible. 

You know this and the reason I am saying that I am considering in getting a real state license is the connections, the access to listing off market and possibility of earning commission that I can use to increase my portfolio.I think that being an investor agent will help me build a reputation and that can be good or bad.

I enjoy tenants turnover ever few years for the reason fair market rents tend to increase significantly year over year.