I've also got a background in the biological sciences.

I'm posting the details of this purchase and rehab for the benefit of newbies and those thinking of becoming a real estate investor, to show that it isn't rocket science to buy, rehab, and rent real estate.

Working with my hands, which is very different then my W2 work, has a certain "honest work" quality that I enjoy.If I paid somebody else to do the work, REAL cash would be flowing out of my pockets not just fictional numbers on a spread sheet.I subcontracted more on the Oakland projects. 

I am 22 years old with a background in Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management.

It's a science but not a perfect one.

It's definitely an inexact science, but those kinds of things help.

Of course an upstairs will be warmer than a downstairs; heat RISES (these morons must have slept through basic science in high school). 

It's a not an exact science but a great rule of thumb to quickly determine feasiblity of a rental. 

I put myself through a Bachelor's in Computer Science at James Madison University and still have the $60k in student debt to prove it!

Hey everyone, I'm new to the forum and wanted to take a moment to introduce myself.I run a small analytics consulting business in Boston, and develop data science courses for several online education platforms.I'm interested in real estate investing as a means of diversifying my portfolio and providing additional streams of passive income.