Then, don't be surprised when people see your success and want to "invest" with you and want equal footing. :)For me, I think my "making it" moment will be seeing the monthly net rent checks be higher than my current salary. 

If it has more than one bedroom, a tub will be better- families with small kids like tubs.If it is just one bedroom, either, but build in one of those nifty shelf deals down low so a gal has a place for her foot while she shaves.  

Getting custody means having a better environment and financial solvency than the child is already in.

Congrats for getting back on the horse, and best of luck.Wholesaling is likely the best conduit for you to get a foot in the door cheaply, and there are a lot of great posts on BP about wholesaling- and it won't cost ya a dime. ;)

If you’re not among those chosen in the lottery -- your child could be in a neighborhood school where classrooms are beyond crowded, resources are often inadequate and, in some parts of the city, security is of concern.

If you do a little research, navigating through this site, you will find an abundance of advice and information that you will need to be successful, or at least to start off on the right foot.  

I took a 750 foot house and tripled the size with an addition.

Or what you would expect to pay for around 265 square foot, 30 squares single story.  

What the cost per square foot to repair this or that will be.  

Wholesaling can be a good foot in the door, but it takes work and it will take advertising.