None of this has anything to do with your personal tax return.

Over the years, with personal investment alongside investments from family and friends, I’ve been able to build a small portfolio of apartment buildings with a focus on cash flow through strong operations.

Like @John Underwood said, your cleaner and handy person can be of great help getting things done.

They say the average amount of water per day a person uses is 80 to 100 gallons , Lets call it 60 to be conservative .

I've personally found the bulk of my Chicago purchases off the MLS.

Personal money How did you add value to the deal?

Which insurance providers or claims adjusters typically handle displacement housing arrangements?

Do they do any of this in house? 

Quote from @Robert Ruschak: Would you skip the 700+ single family houses and scale up faster into multi-family?

While I don't personally cover the Scranton area, my team and I work extensively with investors in the Philly suburbs, and I’m always up for a great real estate conversation.