We also save paper copies of all of our receipts. 

Normally they're set up to take a lot of your money and sell you some kind of monthly software subscription.Search google for a white paper on tax lien/deed investing in your state. 

From Panama Papers to a dwingling economy worldwide it became evident prices where for the most part at their peak. 

I'd also be wary of an Ohio duplex that looks great on paper. 

It doesn't make sense on the paper. 

If I buy at 850k I would have very little expendable income left to invest.

I've been "analyzing" some properties on Zillow for practice and to see if this would even be feasible for me to accomplish, I haven't found any properties under 4 beds that would cash flow, however there are properties that have more rooms within my pre-approval price range that look a lot better on paper.

This requires research and time which once I did using excel files and pen and paper.

We have been getting people complaining that we only leave 1 full roll of toilet paper on each of our bathroom toilet paper holders.

Reality is often completely different than what it looks like on paper.