A little elbow grease and vision go a long way.

Better safe than sorry.If you handle the installation yourself, and it's not particularly difficult, the cost will run you under $400 for an 8-camera set of wired cameras with night vision and spotlights that turn on when someone approaches the camera.

Of everyone I have connected with one common denominator of their success has been the importance of having and writing down clear goals and having a clear vision of the future you want to have. 

Currently I’m reading Vivid Vision and Talking to Strangers.

In reality, REI is nothing even remotely similar to stock/bond investing.Once the REI retrains their vision of how money works as a REI, sources of money become no object.

Don't get tunnel vision on duplexes and multis!

Visionary - CesarLeader – MaximusVisionary – Can employ multiple LeadersLeader – Can only unite with one VisionaryVisionary - Crystal Clear, Unwavering Vision, Goal, Destination, Mission or CauseLeader - Charts and Executes Path to Vision, Goal, Destination, Mission or CauseVisionary - Clearly Communicates Vision to LeaderLeader - Leads Team to Reach Visionaries VisionVisionary – Has Expectations of Leaders AbilityLeader – Believes in Visionaries VisionVisionary – Inspirers the LeaderLeader – Motivates and Incentivizes the TeamVisionary – Visionary buys into Leaders ability to Execute Leader – Leader buys into Visionaries Vision, Goal, Destination, Mission or CauseVisionary – Influences IntrinsicallyLeader – Influences IntentionallyVisionary – Creates a Tribe, Culture and FansLeader – Leads and builds-up others to LeadVisionary – Chooses Level of Involvement in creating VisionLeader – Requires Daily Involvement in creating VisionVisionary – Passionate and Inspirational Leader – Disciplined and CompetentVisionary – Loved by TribeLeader – Respected by EmployeesVisionary – Decisive based on a clear outcome of VisionLeader – Decisive based on a clear path to create Vision

The biggest impact is probably I now have a bigger vision for the future.  

We can explain our vision of what we want very well, but worried about how to put on paper.

I was very encouraged to see them stick to a "conservative" path and try to do the "Stack" that @Brandon Turner talks about:  1 house, then 2, then 4, then 8, and then 16.Because of their patience, clear vision for what they wanted to accomplish, and the way they honor the people they work with they are about 12 months in and sitting on 6 instead of 1.