For one, he's not qualified - I'm sure you've learned it's not as easy as it sounds, and two, thats for either a GC or a project manager to do when you are too busy, but remember NOBODY will care about your money as much as you do. 

PECOs website suggests that it is ~3x more expensive for Oil compared to Natural gas.The heat is forced air if I remember correctly.

This ensures that there are plenty of renters to choose from and that the city is growing rather than stagnate or losing population.

Indianapolis grows and seems to be big on development more than most small cities. 

I work as a software engineer but I'm looking to grow a real estate portfolio to build additional income and wealth over the long term.

I remember the year i switched from my corporate job at Exxon to being a "real estate professional" i wrote off over $100k in AGI in rental losses and depreciation.I got a huge tax refund that year and it was awesome! 

From what I remember there were some issues with the unit on the right such as active leaks in the ceiling and some foundation issues outside around back.

Remember, you'd still technically own it, UNTIL you're paid out in full.Example questions to ask yourself: do you reckon it's in an area that will show solid appreciation into the future?

Growing up my mom had real estate properties, from co-op rentals to a multifamily house. 

Now I used to work as the Lender on some of the most highly structured, large balance CRE loans in the nation - and I remember one loan document that required the repair process to have begun within 10 days of the loss and repairs had to be fully completed one year prior to the maturity date.