What I do is use the first 6 months of "profit" to renovate the building and store up reserves.

The Bigger Pockets book store if full of great books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store

To the South you have Rodney Parham which features stores including the Whole Food type grocery store, that are consistent with "A" and "B" class areas and to the North is Cantrell Dr which will take you quickly to Midtown and Hillcrest.  

But of course, it's very volatile.Robert is correct that gold/silver does to a certain extent as well but it's facing a lot of pressure from bitcoin as a primary store of value right now.

Hi all, I am still fairly fresh and new to BP....but have searched for this answer and have not found it yet. 

As an example, if I want to go to the store and purchase a $50,000 watch, I can't just go up to the counter and say, "I own $1,000,000 worth of properties; I'd like to purchase that $50,000 watch please."

Brandon's book on Rental Property Investing (in the BP store) has an awesome quick chart to help estimate Cap Ex (it's in Chapter 5).

I have been looking for a credit card that offers the best points for purchasing stuff at hardware stores.

If you don't like those options I would tear out the existing and start fresh.  

Education is key, but, you will find out that a lot is learned and stored in the brain by actually doing things and finding ways of saving time, negotiating, making deals, etc.No need to panic, it will come together and we have all been there.You can do it too, and we are dragging you along with us!