This will teach you a lot of skills and prepare you for more complex investing in the future

That would be a break even anymore for PI would likely put you negative sometime in the futures because reserves aren't being built up.

Whats everybody's thought on the future of REI in general especially in the midwest??

My wife and I are in the process knocking that consumer debt out so we have more wiggle room in our investment future. 

First just want to state, she is your girlfriend not your wife, which is very different in regards to financial status/situation.For me its simple, I am buying this asset and taking on the risk of renovating it and as part of it will be seeking to earn income from it to better myself in the future as I know a W2 job and a 401k does not get you far in retirement.

https://leadsafecle.org/Another thing to note is that the city is making it difficult to evict tenants if you do not have the lead certification on your properties, so if you want to avoid potential major headaches in the future, you should go through this process. 

Any investor looks for places which have a bright future, not one's where their downtown is closed due to crumbling and unsafe buildings.https://www.wkbn.com/news/local-news/gas-explosion-in-youngs...https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/03/12/what-buck...https://ysu.edu/center-working-class-studies/renaissance-who...https://www.propublica.org/article/these-companies-got-milli...As Bones would say, it's dead Jim. 

If you scale in the future, you can upgrade, but now you just need something that works and generates reports and takes auto payments.

I've been to Tyler's meetups already and will tap in for yours as well in the future!

We’ll work to be better for you and others in the future!