A friend of mine from teenage years (about 35 ago) is getting rid of his parent's home since his dad is going into long term care.

It's a very common phenomenon with those who just don't want to see beyond the curtain, So before sharing your goal with anyone I check whether their thought process in line with mine and take a decision whether or not share my real estate goal with them, Though I believe in sharing goals with like-minded people because then you may find someone who can support you to reach towards your goal. 

A friend of mine, also in his mid 30's mentioned that he just acquired his 10th rental property.

A close friend and mentor of mine preached the importance of finding a spouse that was supportive of my endeavors.Just how lucky am I?

I have a small Investment Group here that I started with another business partner of mine along with someone who is well versed in REI..well, LAND, so far but huge profit margins. 

If I find a house that is identical to mine, except for flooring and countertops, then I want to update the countertops, how would I know how much of the price differential comes from countertops versus flooring?

I live in a two family on the East Side and the unit above mine is a newly renovated 4BR 2BA townhouse which I currently rent for $2400/month.

@Koleton DaleyIf you would read the posts versus trying to slander me at every turn, you would notice that the comments you copied and pasted from an earlier statement of mine were from the 38127 zip code.

The only tip that I have is that I have been able to sell all of mine with just a sign in the front yard.

It has killed many 203k deals clients of mine wanted to do in the past.