When people were willing to take a chance on investing money with me because they trusted my integrity and my business plan, even though my experience was light, that helped clear away more of the obstacles to my success.What internal obstacles have gotten in the way of your success as an investor?  

I am hoping that we could expand our business to be able to help more families.We are very brand new at this and so any advise is welcome.

Can anyone shed some light on how SWDs work, especially in PA? 

hey everyone, brand new here.

Unfortunately these are not the cheapest brands but they have amazing warranties  and are the best in the business.

You can RSVP here (an account is required) or simply show up - but registering would be helpful so we can plan accordingly with printed materials: http://www.meetup.com/Networth-Investors/events/22...Light refreshments will be served - please note that Somerville is mostly resident parking, so be sure to give yourself some extra time if you're driving in, try to carpool, or take the T.  

These are the top things we change:Add a bathroom if you can near existing plumbing. i.e. add a Master Bath if a wall is shared with the hall bath.Update the kitchen: cabinets, fixtures, appliancesUpdate bathrooms: cabinets, tile, toilet, bathtub/shower if neededPut in pergo or wood floorspaint everything inside and outchange any non-modern light fixtures and fans.Don't pick fancy and expensive stuff - you start to get into personal tastes.

From my experience I would much rather have a property that is in good condition with a long term tenant than a newly rehabbed property with a brand new tenant.

There is currently another tenant, so we are just beginning our real estate investment journey and becoming brand-new landlords!

.- additionally, he purchased light fixures- interior doors- and appliance packages for each unit which are all sitting in storage now.- since he did not do the roof, there is now water damage from the leaky roof, to some of the new sheetrock and sub floor.Here is where we have gotten so far:**read a bunch of info on NOI, Pro forma, CAP, and looked at other delapated multi family buildings that have sold in the area.