Building a portfolio of 20 properties in 1 year is like driving a race car as soon as one learns driving.

I was hoping to receive more responses from Cleveland area REI's from BP but this seems like it would be from the horse's mouth.

I left the “rat race” in June 2005. 8)

To compete in this horrible market, I know Ill need to add a third bedroom, another bathroom, redo all the plumbing (it was built in '57) and electrical, and since its zoned for horses, do something with that.

They have 3 big dogs and 3 cats; however, I am getting $100 bucks a month more out of them then what the area calls for and they seem like "good people", so if the dogs chew some horse hair plaster or the cats pee in the corner, it's not a great lose..

I may be looking a gift horse in the mouth.

One of Napoleon Hill's success principals is "Accurate Thinking" or what I call: 'lifting up the horse's tail and looking at it right in the eye.'

Back on the horse again after loosing big in 08-09. 

Re Changing walls, I'm not sure that's the plan yet -- that's why I want to consult with a designer/architect first -- so I think getting a structural engineer and getting permits might be a little cart before the horse at this point.  

And there's an old saying in sales, "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink."