monitor the gas, water, electric and door locks, maybe even cameras too, (cameras is what i do for a living).My utilities are not separate, so I'd like to monitor them individually, so i might as well make the meters smart.  

In the end, I ended up going out of state, but that's another story.I think living in a house and renting out part of it is a great idea, especially if you can convert a basement, for example, into a separate apartment.

And will it be separated from the LLC that I am forming when tax filing season comes along?

Now there are 12 separate loan programs for homeowners listed on MakingHomeAffordable.gov.

I have a fiance that already takes up 20% of my top 5 to satisfy my "emotional support" friends. 

You can get around this by creating a separate entity that ONLY holds rentals.

If there's a language barrier and hearing barrier, plus the "old and I don't give a damn" barrier, a social worker or family member in the home are usually the only people that can resolve such issues without an excess of emotion.

I personally take the approach of separating both sides of any business I am involved in. 

Any of my personal holdings will be in a separate entity.

@James Marie hey man, don't get too down about it.Couple things:1) RE isn't for the faint of heart, so know that out of the gate.2) it took me 10 months to find my first deal, and I was pretty active in looking.3) Take the time to listen to the last podcast, there is a great tip on this at the end that is simply put and says it all.4) Really using the word "motivation" is the wrong thinking, motivation comes and goes, it's more of an emotional response of sorts.