I am completely new to this business, but feel I have studied a good amount about real estate investing.A friend of mine has been doing real estate investing for about 18 months and has been moderately successful.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions on the renovation or are looking for a construction company to do this work for you!

However, I feel like this 15-20% would eat into my profits too much but it would definitely make the whole process much smoother. 

She is an elderly woman, so I get that she has nothing else to do.. but she sits right at the window with her dog and it feels like she watches me everytime I'm in my yard.

Since this happened before moved in, I don't feel right about exercising that and keeping the security deposit seems appropriate (hoping I can get a tenant in the same timeline).

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Feel free to send me a DM if you'd like recommendations for property managers, cleaners, etc.  

To get the best down payment options you have to live in the property you’re buying but even if you decide to buy something an hour or two away from where you’re living now and visit it once or twice a month and either remotely manage it or just place it with a property manager you’d still be close enough to get a real feel for what’s going on and how to do things before heading OOS with the next property.

Feel free to connect for more info.Cheers to Your Success!

I recommend looking at all the data sources and the listing platforms themselves to get the best feel for revenue potential.Also, reach out to local owners for the most accurate expense information.