I've done the same with trying to find the perfect vehicle, the perfect washing machine, the perfect property management software, etc.I'm better now.

The almost year I spent learning and gathering information, "Gurus" and "Get rich now" systems were common and I always thought to myself "Why would someone throw away a winning powerball ticket to go play the slot machine?"

As a CPM®, I get an annual income/expense report (would be more than happy to assist someone in going over it as well) for the entire country that is widely used by some of the nations largest PM companies and even some really successful CRE Brokers.I prefer to deal in actual data and know what the true expense averages are, per category, in my area when evaluating a deal.    

We have a few investments in real estate but another corporation just established as a machine shop we worked with for many years.

@Elizabeth Lee as you mentioned, the newer machines cost so much more than even a fairly significant repair that I typically try to repair them.

I know my way around a sewing machine, too.

The amount of money needed to "feed the machine" is quite overwhelming.

I own two single condos, which aren't that much work and pay themselves with some left over, but are certainly not a large cash-making-machine like a multi-family or apartment unit.

I had the Sean terry RVM lead machine but once the list got scrubbed there was only a few numbers left to call so maybe you have a different RVM resource.

Our documents are locked up in their office, answering machine is full, as well as their voice mailbox.