Hopefully prior to the start of the year you had put in some goals that you can measure to track your progress.

The best book I have found on this is What Every Real Estate Investor Needs To Know About Cash Flow ...and 36 Other Key Financial Measures– Frank Gallinelli

I’ve spent the last 13 years or so chasing the rabbit hole of success in the 9-5 world — successful I suppose, depending on the metrics you use to measure that sort of thing.A couple years ago, I dipped my toe back into the real estate investing world.

It was not until I found a contractor who actually measured our house that I had an answer based on real data.My recommendation is to find a contractor who will actually give you data on your house to help make the decision.  

You need to measure the size of the roof, not the inside of the house to get an estimate.  

And 36 Other Key Financial Measures by Frank Gallinelli.

Hi Ryan, The way to tell if it's a buyers' or a sellers' market is by looking at months of inventory, which is a measure of how long it would take to sell everything currently on the market if no new houses where added.

After re-reading your first post, there definitely are drop ceiling tiles in most of the basement which I didn't measure past. 

Not only does this free up capital for investment, but it keeps me lean and beholden to no part of lifestyle inflation.I have colleagues who are unwilling to quit their jobs or take measured investment risk because of the threat it poses to their lifestyle costs: homes, cars, vacations. 

Add in some bleach for good measure, but it's not really necessary.