There is always something new to learn, so if you wait until you feel like you have it all down, you will never get started.Second, have more many than you think you need.  

If you feel like telling us more about your business I'll gladly advise you.

As Colin noted above it is hard to compete with the large players in the field.Where we found a better bang for our buck was getting on more channels like Marriott, Booking.com, and about 20 others. 

It sounds like you all had it pretty easy with Milton. 

Ideally, I think many new agents want to go full time but would like to build a pipeline and get systems in place before leaving the 9-5.

Properties like this interest me because of their cheap price and fairly high rents.

My wife is now my partner and manages our portfolio, and I can't imagine doing it any other way.It wasn't always like this, though.

I understand showings are part of the deal when a property is being rented or sold, but this seems like a huge breach of security and tenant rights.

Does anyone have any tips on the best way to finance renovations/improvements for properties like this?

When you think of it like that ....what's $20k?