All of that just entails location of your house can be a lot less strategically located and more where you want to live.

Multi-family owners will start waking up soon that the longer they wait for the less they will get paid...We can either wait this out until the recession hits... and then dive into it... or strategically chose to buy in places where cash flow and upside potential is feasible... 

Throughout the last 3 years, I've read many BP articles and listened to countless podcasts in order to help myself formulate a strategy in this vast world of Real Estate Investing.

I'm a first time investor, and have been researching and learning about REI, and I thought I had formulated a plan, where I would buy a multi family(ideally a fourplex) live in one and then rent out the other units.

This is an awesome discussion I like all angles of it. 10k is pre taxed but I do plan on growing my business but in a very humble and strategic manner because I have time on my side.

Keeping him happy is in my strategic plan for operating my properties.

However create a strategic plan before you launch so as you hit targets and goals. you can begin implementing your structures and entity plans.

Once you know where it is, you can strategize about how to access the leak and what will be required to replace the hardscape or landscaping.You may not need pressure testing in the units.  

It's easy to formulate something successfully in your mind but it's quite another to pull if off in reality.Pet's are like family to many people so you are asking for a war and a bad precedent going forward to make drastic changes like that.

I would strategically get pieces to a stereo, computer, tv system as a kid, asking for one piece each birthday and christmas for like 3 years before i had it all together.