As my brother in law predicted I was able to sell the house for $269,000 and got my first taste of what real estate can do for me Lessons learned?

I'm a new investor and my first interaction with a wholesaler gave me a very bad taste, but helped me learn what to look for in a property.

we have had a taste of that recently and it tastes sooo good!

Other than the furnace, everything you mention here is a matter of taste.

Most prospective tenants that you'd want in your place have their own furniture already (or at least their own taste, which may be different from yours), so with a furnished place, you're generally shrinking your pool of applicants a bit.

You definitely want to get a taste of what its like managing tenants before you expand your porfolio.

The thing is a negative experience can really leave a bad taste with you, especially given that your business is dependent upon them working with a sense of integrity. 

I began working as a project manager doing construction management in a general contracting firm and soon after got my first taste of flipping an investment property for a client.

. - Has the towns only liquor store with liquor license- Has an attached tavern with kitchen space and billiard table - Has 1200 sq ft. of extra space outdoor and indoor for whatever you heart desires (tasting room - we have some wineries and breweries local, retail space, etc.) 

I'll add an anecdote of the time the stager he hired backed out at the last second (can't remember why, scheduling conflict or illness or something), Marcus ran right out and staged the property himself, and the choices he made were brilliant, in the greatest taste, and were plenty enough and not too much to get the best bang for the buck - you can't teach that sort of thing.