To make a long story short, for one property you are not going to save $ in the long run and realize materials can take 6-16 weeks to arrive. 

After this conversation and having an agreed upon vision, save it as a "Version" of the vision on that particular date. 

Here are just some of my notes: 1) Using RentRedi to post my properties did not give me an option to save the lead photo, and this is HUGE because it is the first photo/thumbnail that shows on the listings in Zillow, Realtor.com, etc.

Trying to save $$ so I can prepare emergency funds in case of any major repairs etc .

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They're hiring PMs for a reason and they fire them for not maximizing cash flow.  

My recommendation is before chasing all these real estate deals is to go earn and save some money so when a good deal comes a long you can take action and move on it. 

About how they saved $6,000/yr for the last 10-20 years.

This can save months of headache in MA trying to evict 

I’m assuming that you save quite a bit of money.”