Stay away from the “guru” sales-pitch events - they rarely increase your investment knowledge, they merely empty your wallet!

One of the best funding sources you have as a landlord is your "I'm sorry" wallet.

Outside of what the inspector listed, my bid was based on cosmetic repair/updates (kitchen & bath remodel, paint and flooring and misc things like new door hardware).

Hang onto your wallet.

It just comes down to the relationships you establish with key people that can assist you with your venture.I was once told "Business is easy, people make it difficult"Over the years I have found this saying to be very 100% true.Get busy on the phone and email, ask questions, read books, attend seminars, (just leave your wallet at home lol).If you keep it at eventually you will see many doors will start opening and idea's will start flashing through your mind.Don't be afraid to invest further from where you live either.

The mounting hardware is such crap it seems like you have to swap it out every other time you switch the blinds.

My daughter was mugged a fews years ago and her wallet taken.

Double ovens and gas range tops with hoods are also in high demand.Plumbing fixtures - depends on style of house, for modern, go with polished nickel and very sleek, for Spanish med the bronze finish is the best choice, same with door hardware. 

.• Maximum sill height above floor: 44 inThe physically smallest windows (w/r to rough opening) you can use would be either a casement window (with egress hardware) or a tilt-n-turn style window (common in Europe).  

but then its times 10 and 3 more dont fit right so you throw em away and buy new ones, another 200 for new hardware for those doors, and oops they all still need to be 1/8th inch less wide, and guess what you dont own that tool - another $200...stuff like that...You make one thing look brand new, everything else in the room now looks like crap.