They have some really wonderful colors/styles, tile has came a loooooong way and is really great now!   

The inverter is designed to dump everything it can back into the grid.In order to go off-grid, I’d have to have a cut-over switch that would take the from the existing inverter and on to an off-grid style inverter that’s designed to work with batteries, etc.  

All the nearby comps are renovated in a modern clean style with wood floors and updated kitchens/bathrooms. 

I'd just move back north, but there aren't any teaching jobs up there sadly.

If you are looking for a mentor or someone to teach you the ins and outs, you might have to go to a traditional brokerage. 

Grand old style home, lots of character and nicer than I thought it would be.

Etc....... there are about 10 duplex’s before mine and they are all alike (townhouse kind of styled)....MY duplex starts the next set and there are about 10 of ours as well (side by side styled) across the street and the rest of the neighborhood are alllllllll single family homes that are pretty nice and well maintained.So I recently cut down a pine tree from my front yard that I felt like was just a hassle due to the pines that it dropped leaving a constant mess...I bought a Japanese maple tree to put in place of where the pine was and some small shrubs to fill the middle of the duplex and the sides.....The duplexes I mentioned that were BEFORE me all have small trees alike and all are maintained by some landscaping company and from mines down all pretty much have PINE trees.

Is anyone out there willing to talk with me over the phone to teach me a bit more about this process and perhaps offer some advice to a pair of young investors?

In the last ~2 years we have upgraded ~220+ units and our flooring in the bathrooms has always been either TrafficMaster Allure Vinyl Plank (the stick down flexible product) or 12"x 24" Porcelain Tile all depending on...

The $12,000 budget is to pay a friend to help teach me carpentry skills and complete the work.