Fortunately, my dad was a great business man and I did learn a lot from him about property management.

You can also meet a lot of local like-minded real estate investors through BP - I'm also in the Connecticut market and have been fortunate to meet so many great people in our market through BP.Happy investing!

Fortunately I have a bit of a break coming up, whew!

Fortunately I have friends who would check and report back to me. 

Some investors were fortunate enough to achieve both during this Great Recession. 

In my 20s, I have been fortunate enough to have decent full-time positions in the corporate world and to sock away a couple hundred thousand (including growth) in qualified retirement plans.

I read once that Sam Walton was so certain about the fortune he was about to build that he met lawyers and accountants and setup all of his tax /estate planning before hand.

I am a Fortune Builder's Mastery student which includes a network of over 10,000 investors from all over the country led by Than Merrill from A&E's "Flip This House" tv show.  

I am fortunate enough to work full time with many young professionals, so they typically give me some good advice.

But if you don't actually maintain the unit as a primary residence then the subtenant can assume your lease.I say just be grateful you are fortunate enough to have gotten a stabilized unit in a new building and live there yourself.