I will get your coffee, pick up clothes from the cleaners WHATEVER IT TAKES to learn about real estate investing from someone who is doing deals.What can I bring to the table?

I did once have a tenant who didn't keep the place in what I consider "showable" condition (dishes everywhere, clothes on floor, dirty bathroom, etc).

The second floor apartment was larger, but kept very messy; i.e. pet hair everywhere, spilled food, and the very heavy scent of unwashed clothing/bedding and cat spray (the tenants had 3+ cats in there).

@Anne Wallace Was in Nashville this speaking at a real estate convention, always enjoy my times there.PA has 3.2% income tax flat rate on everything, and a 6% sales tax, but NO sales tax on food or clothing.

He stops answering my calls i go to cleveland and all he did was paint 2 rooms and remove clothes from the attic .

So i was looking around some websites and i found a few things.However, i thought it is best to ask the BP Community's  input.I am Based in NYC ( i travel to Long Island and some rare times Upstate NY )I know if  i want to pursue this field of choice, a few things will be required of me such as:E & O /G L insurancetake the 5 module course (140 hours here in NYS)tools of the trade $600possible set up of an LLC Business Clothing Apparel/Business Materials ; Business Cards, Heavy self promotionmy questions are as follows for those professionals in the industry;Is this an Independent self employed Business?

Then you need the perforated pvc pipe about 200 bucks , and depending on the length , 1 or 2 tandems of stone about 4 or 5 hundred a load , and some sediment fence or filter cloth 3 ft wide , another 100 bucks .  

Think of it this way: regular employees have to commute to work, buy work clothes, and usually incur miscellaneous expenses in order to earn income.

I had to clean dead baby birds out of the back of a clothes dryer last week.

Here it goes.Price: Asking $282,000Taxes: $4100Insurance: $1100Gas/common area electric: 2500Water/Sewer: 2500Trash: $480Expenses: $10,680He also explained that there is a clothes washer/dryer in the basement that is shared and it's non-coin operated.