It takes less than 30 seconds to take the arm off and the glass/junk filter out of the dishwasher.

You can type solar in the magnifying glass in the top corner and find enough threads to waste a day or two on. 

I would recommend giving this a read through, starting on slide 10: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1756isvsW-LGMI1yIgWPMZ9lnbb8...

Replaced some 2"x2" missing tiles with those small 1"x1" glass tiles from HD.

Peeling paint, handrails on stairs and cracked glass are no-no. 

Is it gaining or losing population.Hi Michael,Thanks for your comment.I see Toledo as quite a diverse city when it comes to employment.From white collar medical to blue collar steal, glass and manufacturing.I'm sure that you can look things up online further and find out all of the stats/demographics about the employment and population, etc...In my opinion it's very easy for someone like myself to paint a pretty picture about the Toledo market and to "smudge" your eyes with booming figures.Something that I don't practice because every market has it's pro's and con's.I will say this though just like I've mentioned to many other investors over the years.Focus on finding the right people first before focusing on the stats/demographics of a particular market.When you work with experienced investors (As in you have "boots on the ground"), they are going to be the ones that will know the micro economics of specific cities or even regions.So, the broad market stats that you can find online will differ to what people on the ground know to be true.Just my 0.02 Aussie cents lolThanks again mate and I wish you much success

You will even get it in writing (he does all his training orally using slides and at least we didn't get a copy of any material, so you have to take notes and pictures to keep up).Invest those 20k, 30k or 50k into a property, whether it is rehabbing and fliping, BRRRR-ing, or hacking, and network with local (from Dallas, not Austin) REI, realtors, loaners, etc. which you can find here and in the REI meetups.

I am going to pretend I did not read that forum, not because it is not sage advice, but because it interferes with my rose colored glasses. 

I don't drink much, if I do it is a nice scotch or glass of wine.

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