(I actually came to like and respect these guys a LOT by the way - say what you want about the model - but the veteran franchisees here in Boston are crushing it I have seen it first hand)Anyway, at the 11th hour, I decided not to go through with it.

A vacant house can crush your cash flow for the year if it sits vacant for two months, which is about average when a tenant moves out.

+Books I read while waiting for second unitto be rented out: "Crushing It In Apartments and Commercial Real Estate" by BrianMurray; "The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs" by J Scott; "Buy, Rehab,Rent, Refinance, Repeat" by DavidGreene; "RaisingPrivate Capital" By Matt Faircloth (currently reading this book)+Capital: I plan on BRRRRing my next property thisyear with money I saved, borrowing from my 401Kbecause the interest rateis better than a hard money loan, and taking out a loan from mybank if needed.Thank you for reading this!

Sounds like you are talking about a serious project or at least bigger than what you had expected once you start talking "full gut job" that's when the "surprises" come out and your budget gets crushed.

I dug the crushed rock out from under the sill plate and found daylight.

A belief barrier about what is possible for me has been crushed and I am excited to start this new path.

I appreciate the insight you have regarding REI from your perspective or your niche... but for some reason, I doubt you are the authority on this subject.I like the back and forth, but try not to be so soul-crushingly authoritative about something you likely have little direct experience with or have even spent 10 minutes outside of this thread learning about.  

The true realities of life will crush them eventually. 

I love the internet, but believe it or not, it has crushed my business.

All we know about lawyers is what Hollywood shows us, big powerful people that crush the weak.