I'm assuming you are arriving at your cash flow number by applying Gross income - cap ex, maintenance, utilities, vacancy, tax, insurance, mgt, landscape/snow & Debt service?

Although I saved 20-30k by doing everything myself and learned a ton in the process, doing that sucked up all my time and potentially stopped me from buying multiple multis last year.

Some days I feel confident and then other days I'm worried about a ton of things like (what if I get ripped off).

Then utilize the same designs.

There is a ton of fix and flip going on in Brooklyn and I am trying to work my confidence towards that after my first project at a lower price point around 300K somewhere (CT seems like my only option). 

And you can be a landlord that gets a very poor return because they haven't utilized their space well by changing the layout.

Coach's that are successful make a ton of dough no doubt.. especially those with mass marketing and funnels to the big events.  

I'm paying for what I'm getting right nowThat being said - I could pay slightly more for something where I know, or have a very good idea something is going to happen - such as road access, utility access, new developments of some sort etc Or less (probably wouldn't buy) if something bad is going to happen - railroad tracks, dump, Sec 8 housing built near by etc 

We don't have a ton of income.

I would like to purchase my first property sometime next year, utilizing this year to learn and network as much as I can.