Now I am looking for something that I can do using my brain than my muscle, to help support my family.

Getting caught up in a poorly maintained building can create some tension (that I haven't experience yet, thank goodness), between Owner and Manager.  

And just like so many Bigger Pockets Podcasts and books, I will read and reread until it becomes muscle memory. 

Currently reading: "The Power of Focus: How to hit your business, personal and financial targets with confidence and certainty" by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Les Hewitt"How I turned $1,000 into $5 million in Real Estate" by William Nickerson "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto"The Power of Self-Confidence: Become unstoppable, irresistible, and unafraid in every area of your life" by Brian TracyI'm also in the middle of trying to rent 2 units in my 3-family, so I've been flipping through "Landlording" by Leigh Robinson and "Landlording on Autopilot" by Mike Butler for advice on screening tenants and lease agreements.

So I do think there’s some element of muscle-memory.  

I should have brought my muscle with me (boyfriend and or a 38 preferably the latter).One building, way in the back of the whole complex, needs total rehab, however I don't think that was part of the package.

That makes me proud and happy to be a part of my city’s revitalization, however small my part may be.My Pros and Cons:3 Pros:Price points are low even as the city's economy is growing in many sectorsROR (12%-18%)Lots of solid brick, historic and craftsman buildings3 Cons:Hot, muggy summers and cold icy, wintersYou need to know the city to be sure you're investing in a safe area; two blocks one way can be completely differentRacial tensions; one of the most segregated cities in the USAs real estate investors I think we must be business people and also dreamers, whether the dream is about the impact we want to have on our community or our own lives.

Use your brains, use your muscles, use whatever gifts you have - it will come to you.

A curved shower rod is $30 and a crappy on is $10.These are the type of things that can matter to a tenant,  but round off to $0 when I do my math.Permanently installed shower rods (screws rather than spring tension) last longer and don't scuff up the wall as much.  

One of those simple things that I wish I would have thought of.It has to be cheaper than the traditional surface tension guards since its really just a wide nylon sponge stuffed into the gutter.