I'd been researching REI for probably close to a year now before I thought I was ready to pull the trigger.

I have very simple but extremely "it all depends" kind of questions, but if I provide these following details perhaps the answers can be black and white and not so grey.Ok so I'm a starting investor and my essential goal is to own ten 4-unit buildings (40 units total), and cash flow $10,000 a month, clean income after all expenses.

Then you have the chance your local bldg codes will require upper floor egress sizing (triggered simply by the window replacements). 

The property is not in the greatest neighborhood, so I can't assume that anyone has extremely high credit or income! 

. - I haven't pulled the trigger on any deals, but he knows what I want and doesn't try to shove the bad deals on me.

Perhaps I'm not the right guy to have as a tenant given that I can see through extremely one sided lease terms?

So with all this talk about cap ex I was wondering what you thought about using wear resistant materials in rehabs. my business model is to by extremely distressed and do full rehabs.

We also have been extremely aggressive on paying off our debt and now own several properties free and clear.  

Massachusetts has extremely strict laws for handling security deposits.

It also gets extremely hot to the point where it can cause burns.