Treat this property as a business and factor in all the associated expenses, including mortgage payments (if you pull a loan), maintenance, and potential vacancy periods.To simplify management and make this less of a hands-on job, I’d strongly recommend working with a property management company.

GC never pulled any city permits yet charged me (didn't find this out until the job was finished). 

If we stay with our high-paying jobs, we can carry the properties, but we(spouse and I) are too afraid to invest in Class B or C neighborhoods.

Is it wrong they tell the investors if asked to say they are "partners", or "contractors" just bidding the job? 

I bought an outdated condo, planning to do a cosmetic rehab later when I had more budget.I moved out of the condo in mid-2024 for a job, and by September, my tenant noticed mice droppings.

I do relatively well in my day job by today's standards but my hourly rate for self managing is closer to that of a surgeon. 

I'm doing quite a bit myself but the cast iron part is a job bigger than I can handle.Any recommendaitons for rough-in plumbers in NJ and willing to travel about 15 miles outside of Newark?

I was an electrician for over 20 years with my last electrical job being shop foreman for a custom electrical control panel shop and UL 508 specialist.

I'm curious how you would handle managing when working a full-time job in the military.

It’s your job to convince them of this.Lesson 2️⃣ - When selling a business, there are a lot of time wasters.