You need to look through the Wind Shield in order to anticipate if the road ahead is clear or if there are obstacles that you need to avoid.Once you understand how to Drive your Business (or Investment), you start to do calculations based on the future, such as 10 year projections with Annualized Rental Increases, Expenses Increases, Rates of Return, Discounted Cash Flows, Internal Rates of Returns, etc.The people who think you can't calculate the future somehow missed the education which clearly has financial formulas that are designed for that.I am hoping the readers of this post really try to think about why there are formulas like FUTURE VALUE (FV)....... is that just something in someone's imagination?!

Is anyone aware of any part-time opportunities where I could learn from an experienced investor and offer digital marketing expertise or other skills in return (social media, website design, ads, etc.)? 

To summarize, there are several factors that have me (as a first time buyer looking at Multifamily FHA for house-hacking) to wonder how far off I am from purchase and starting this journey. 

The unit I am living in is a 1 BR/1 BA on the second floor of the building...the door to the attic is right outside my entrance and goes up to a big open area that USED to be 2 additional bedrooms, however, it has been vacant for years as there was a fire in the 80's.My handyman took a look and agreed that he could definitely add the 2 bedrooms, no problems...I know egress windows will be a major factor and I am also looking into the heating and electric to make sure it is linked to my unit's heater/panel.What else should I be looking/planning for?

He was very knowledgeable, has been in the industry since the 70s, and also has contacts who can help with design plans which you'll likely need for the rehab.

Are there any other factors that you might consider outside of the usual items in a rental property deal analysis?

Now , you will have to add value for the homes , so this will depend on age/condition etc but lets say 20k per home  so 200k on top of the park value will make the "package" be 2,067,764.In this example rule of thumb, looks like actual expenses are close to rule of thumb ( now you are going to want to make sure that you have all expense factored in such as mgmt fee 5% , plowing etc). 

If comps call for laminate, you don't factor in granite. 

Factoring in FICO, history, ect.

So we started slashing some small expense lines and saved 10% more of our take home pay into designated investing reserves.