So I decided to take the gamble and learn from you men and women while my credit catches up to my hard work on fixing it.

I don't hire GCs (I use handymen/women) and that keeps the cost down.  

1.Embrace a Planning Attitude2.Research Your Market Plan3.Establish Sales Goals4.Create a Financial Budget5.Make Managing Yourself a Priority6.Find a Mentor or a Real Estate Coach What U Think about It..?

Usually computer and electronics related but I've even sold things like women's designer jeans.

Turns out this had been happening to other women and they found a guy who had a bunch of women's clothing in his place that wasn't his (his roommate found out about it and squealed on him). 

I also sometimes stay after the meeting for drinks and more talking/networking.Also, my REIA has several meetings a month: the general meeting (where the speaker usually comes), more specific meetings like an IRA one, women's meeting, landlord meeting, etc.

Embrace the cycle.

With the lake effect of the two richest self-made women in the world (Diane Hendricks and Judy Faulkner) and some massive economic growth here in the last 10 years, this market has been great to out of state investors.

Embrace the negotiation and stick up for what you want.

The tenants are two clean single women.