I have a steady income through another business that I enjoy and will not be leaving anytime soon so income replacement is not an issue and I surely don't need another job as a flipper or wholesaler.

What are day jobs that apply to the business, or helped you get to where you are now?

Got a decent job saved a little bit of money and bought in the reno market when things were still fairly depressed.

The real reason why think I was let go was that I couldn't hide my feeling about having a JOB.

I did find the TRIG group the other day and put the meetings on my schedule.

The first was a primary residence turned investment when I moved out and rented it so this feels like my first intentional investment.I am looking at duplexes and triplexes in the Philadelphia area [I'm from a suburb of Philly] and have been going right to the listing agents to schedule appointments to view properties since scheduling is a challenge with most of the properties fully occupied.

@Michael S. regarding our financial analysis - we considered everything including a complete gut rehab with new plumbing and electrical, but we did not consider that it might be a total loss, or that our gut job could also involve structural repair.  

@James Carroll;  Between my regular job and running GC over the rehab, I honestly just haven't made it as much of a point to network as I should have.  

Good job asking this question.

At such prices, it is possible to find investments with with month rent at 1% of the property price (that's 12% gross yield).Investing for rental income is easier than for gain, as one just needs to find a property with an affordable rent, in an area with a healthy job market to be able rent it, there is no need to find a property below market price as in the capital gain business model.At $900-$1400 per month, most tenants rent by choice as they could save to buy a better house.