I am working on improving my methods for analyzing prospective rental properties to determine cash flow.  

Thats going to improve your chances.

Sounds like you have added close to $100k of value, added $1,000 a month of tax smart cashflow to your bottom line, improved your personal quality of life, reduced your company's business expenses, and still have more upside.  

In our case improved operations provides the self-funding to make these investments possible, to the detriment of cash flow during the first 4-5 years, but we planned for that going in.  

When you work six days and take the seventh off, your physical, spiritual, emotional, mental and even your financial health will greatly improve – and so will your success rate.

As things improve, I'll be able to do more 'out of state' work, thus I'll be out of state more often and for longer periods of time.

I'm fairly new to BP and am in the process of creating a plan to improve my cash flow.

I enjoy rehabbing and improving houses, I just need some motivation to figure out the financial aspects involved.  

The style of room you are talking about is reminiscent of classic row house; railroad center room, windowless bathrooms (well, they mostly had windows, but it was really only for ventilation through the roof).If it is, depending on where the doors are sagging will tell you a lot about the condition of the bones of the house.

I am looking to begin my adventure in REI to improve my retirement account in order to have the opportunity to retire in the next 5-10 years.