You should learn how to analyze property to ensure it's going to pay for itself.A couple suggestions:1.

I have 3 associates / relatives that would be doing my renovations, as I would be finding, analyzing, and purchasing the deals. 

No one on staff who had ever analyzed a commercial mortgage loan.  

It doesn't dot the I's or cross the T's the way most investors would analyze the market. 

Instead:401(k) loans: They’re low-interest, and you’re paying yourself back.Roth rollovers If you can afford the taxes now, this gives future flexibility.Creative financing: I’ve seen clients leverage partnerships or seller financing to limit retirement fund withdrawals.One thing to consider: real estate markets today are vastly different from a decade ago.. so opportunities may require extra creativity.Have you looked into specific deals yet?

Are you comfortable analyzing ARVs, purchase price, 70% rule, rehab costs, holding costs, etc

However, I’m looking for tools to help me analyze deals, particularly for multi-unit properties.

I am working over these next few months to learn as much as I can to develop systems in order to analyze the next market we will move to.

One bad tenant can ( and have) quickly destroyed a year+ worth of profit.I agree with the vast majority of what you said.

If you’re looking at retrofitting to separate heating for each unit (like furnaces or mini-splits), you might be looking at a higher upfront cost, but it can shift utility expenses to tenants and improve your NOI.I’d factor in boiler age and efficiency when analyzing deals and if it’s near the end of its life, negotiate a price reduction or a credit.