He obviously couldn't climb up on the roof, but he did the arms-length visual inspection and pointed out the repairs he recommended (one roof had architectural and was in decent shape but the other was just 3-tab and needed replaced.

Now, putting that all into one property blocks you in it until a "liquidity" event happens, aka, sell the property later.If you know builder friends who and/or you have skills to quickly visually estimate what $$ takes to put in a distressed property, you might find the following vehicle very lucrative: I know a Broker friend of mine in San Mateo, CA who is pooling investor $$ together to finance 90 day buy-fix-flip houses in the San Fran Bay Area.

For me I began to visualize where I wanted to go with investing.

fbclid=IwAR0Ru1j-YxjsGy3gW4MpCruSyyIR2Z-WGLwRL4eTY-LAR6Ym1WmHDxLAXQk and then this one is more a visual guide from star tribune- http://m.startribune.com/find-out-how-your-block-could-change-in-minneapolis-2040-plan/489889431/

I personally cover air filters as well just so I know when they are changed so they don't wear on my furnace, and it allows me to come into the unit every 3 months and do a visual inspection of the living space.

Though I am a visual and hands on learner, I wanted some basic idea before jumping in.

I used to meditate every night, write in a grateful journal, plan my next day and visualize my future success.

By no means I am being over sympathetic.... this is a business.... but it is kind of tough to do business the right way when it is visually clear others are not. 

Really add the visual component.

Hey Kurt how's it going thanks for the reply I am visually impaired that is what i receive benefits from but it's not enough for the cost of living here so i will try anything that will help my problem