But what's the point of growing money if you never spend any of it? 

I'd recommend you really spend time defining your typical tenant and that you back out of the per/rm student model.

One of the big mistakes beginning investors make is spending their last dime to purchase an investment.

I would love to network with other investors of all levels of expertise and possibly find someone who I can partner up with and provide assistance to in their own business in some way in exchange for gaining knowledge and hands-on experience.Whether your new or seasoned please feel free to reach out.

Welcome and happy to network and assist.

Chris, i'm definitely not opposed to lending it but not sure for my first endeavor i want to spend over 10k until i get more familiar with the process. 

Dont spend anything, just save it all up. 

  - reaching out to a local real estate agent could also help you gauge the market - they often get requests for short term rental location assistance for folks moving to the area or between homes

If that is the case I would spend the time to get my finances ready. 

@Kai Van LeuvenIt’s sounds like you’ve gotten all the low hanging fruit, another couple things that come to mind Is reducing boring expenses that people typically dont shop or spend alot of time addressing;-taxes ( I don’t know how tuned in the city is to your remodel but you want to spend a little effort ensuring you don’t get hit with a property tax increase )- I’m not sure the type of tenants your looking to attract but a playground might go a long ways to adding value-Insurance ( anything you cad do to reduce your insurance?