I've decided to buy a more robust digital dehumidifier and have a plumber drill a hole and drain it to the outside so that tenant does not have to manually empty the reservoir every few days.I'll let you know if anything changes.

This dramatic shift of the big banks from their old school business model to a digital-based business model bears the following question.

Of course, they advertise that they will give you all these secrets at the free seminar; they even advertised freebies like digital cameras at the door....but, as the old saying goes "nothing is for free".

My recommendations are going to be more difficult and specific than the above, but they will serve you well for life.Learn accounting - if your high school has a course, take it, if not, get a managerial accounting book and learn the basics.Learn MS Excel - there is not a single real estate investment that can't be modeled using MS Excel, and know how to use it well will put you light years ahead of your peers.These two action items alone will make a huge difference in your future.My last piece of advice would be to start changing the way that you think.

Excellent job @!

You and your wife will find many people willing to help out on this site and tons of excellent information.

Best Of is huge.I love @Sharon Vornholt idea about REIA's, excellent place to pick up clients! 

Ive known a few people in the area that have lived in a house with just electric baseboard and they were shell shocked by the Jan/Feb bills and didnt want to stay another winter.Have you called excel or whoever it is to see how bad the bills were the last couple years?

I have excellent credit.Save roughly $1,000 every 2 weeks after expenses.

@Katharine Chartrand excellent followup.