Trowels are designed to put the proper amount of mortar under the tile, so you need to watch a youtube video or two on proper technique.  

The designs of the rooms are really soothing.

Or maybe, that's just a function of suburbs in general, where they are designed to be comfortable (so defacto, no small multifamily)? 

I would evaluate other PM websites and consider both design and content. 

It's comfortable, and it also has storage.

@Juli FordWe are going to be in a similar situation in a few years and questions we ask are:How comfortable would you be if you had to pay the loans at 7%?

As I go through this journey I have also decided to educate myself in real estate investment so that I can be best prepared for July 2020, this is the point when I will be debt-free and will be shifting all my energy to actively investing in real estate utilizing the BRRR method.To that end, I have made it a goal to analyze 2 properties per day so I can become familiar with my area and become comfortable analyzing properties...and that is where my issue is.

I've tried and spent a crazy number of hours doing research on taxes and assumptions, but it's such a big financial decision that we don't feel comfortable navigating it on our own.

Change agents if you need to you're not comfortable or confident with them you're not married to your agent.  

Would you feel comfortable sharing your approximate "loss rate"?