Also consider when you renovate your initial returns in early years are lower bc of up front reno then improve after two to three years depending on what you inject as capital improvements.

Are there any good subscriptions I should look into (like magazines, newspapers, etc) that anyone would recommend?

They should be able to provide a three year P&L history.

I only have three units so far so I'm still relatively new into being a landlord, so I'd be interested in what advice other landlords may have for this situation.

usually its a empty foreclosure, been empty for three years , multiple cleanout, company's, rehabs, cover ups,  

@Anvith Amin, my first investment was the four office building that my accounting practice occupies along with three other tenants.

@Matt Higgins What Tier is your property?

I started working for this gentleman as a 1099 employee he didn’t pay me for the first three weeks on a commercial jobFinally on my fourth week he paid me for three weeks and held a week that’s cool whatever it’s normal then the following week he only paid me for two days then the following week on Thursday I walked off the job because all of his other employees kept quitting I worked there for six weeks and 10 guys were there so I was overworked underpaid if paid at all so I walked off the job like I said he texted me saying he’s not paying me because I screwed him over what should I do how do I do a merchant lien do I give him the notice of lien(my boss Which is the sub of the sub of the general contractor) And if they don’t pay me within 15 days or so then I file the lien

There are three co-owners with 3 different last names. 

@Mark J Gugliuzza I don't know where you are, but in most places in this great nation, you can buy two, three, and sometimes four rental properties for $200K.