It’s a longer-term game, though, with higher upfront costs.I’d say spend some time researching your target area and connecting with local investors or meetups—they’re goldmines for market insights and networking.

@Joe Villeneuve around 300K of equity in the houseSell the house, take the equity, spend it or use it on your next house where you are moving to. 

No need to spend an extra $1000 for something a tenant won't notice. 

This reminds me of the discussion around pricing things at $x.99 instead of $x+1.00.EXAMPLE: $4.99 instead of $5.00Everyone "knows" that the price in the example is basically $5.So, why do billion dollar companies, spending more on marketing departments than everyone's combined income on this thread, STILL use the $x.99 pricing format?

That being said due to the number of sharks out there I would only spend money that I can afford to lose. 

But it just depends on your risk threshold and how much you're looking to spend.  

Very different advice if you were looking to make $20k a month while spending your days on the golf course or lake. 

New York is hard to evict people and you'll end up spending more time and money doing it yourself.

So I want to make it an enjoyable and comfortable experience but I dont want to spend too much

I'm completely lost at why people would spend money on class and workshop, when they can actually use that money and go find deals a bit outside of the expensive city we're in. $8,000 could got you started on a deal, or do a mailing list of some kind.