I have garnered a wealth of information from Bigger Pockets, since I started browsing this site, and the information provided, is all practical, cut to the chase topics - geared towards personal development, as well as giving a hands on approach to investing.My background is in the administrative/clerical field, in addition to have owned and operated a cleaning business for 8 years, then went into the insurance, then medical field.

I'm just applying the 50% rule that says 50% of gross scheduled rents will go to vacancy, expenses (taxes, insurance, routine maintenance, make ready costs, tenant damage in excess of deposits, utilities at least when its vacant, CPA fees, legal fees) and capital (roofs, floors, appliances, furnaces, sewer lines, etc.)

The house needs paint and flooring, has some holes in the sheetrock, and is missing appliances (stove and dishwasher).My long term goal is to own it as a rental.

New hardwood floors, vanity upgrades, kitchen countertops, bathroom tile, carpet and of course new wall and ceiling paint.

Hvac system, Water heater, Fence, Flooring, Carpet cleaning, redoing bathrooms, painting and also cutting some trees in the yard.

Got past that and in the kitchen there were vines coming out of the flooring.

Needs floors and a new kitchen.

I went for words like "clean" when describing the look of what i was shooting for in fixing them up.Give a good cleaning, paint whatever cant be cleaned, use paneling on anything that cant be painted.Make your rentals bullet proof.

My name is luke I am a 29 year old father, husband, and flooring contractor.

But once I LIVED in the unit I was noticing how cold the floors were getting and the air that was drafting through the windows.