I would have offered him a couple thousand, he makes money for the paperwork, and then I do the heavy lifting. 

The journey started with the curtains of ignorance being lifted when i heard Robert Kiyosaki speaking on how RE investing is but one of the few ways to reach financial freedom in this country.

My response:Unfortunately, I inherited a handful of bad apple tenants.

The title company handles most of the heavy lifting, whats the purchase price?

I had an i phone before and am not a fan, so this post is going out to the "non apple" people.I want to keep my costs down as well, so any suggestions on where you have found a good place online to get a phone?

well I think you have to decide what niche in the note business you want to be in.1. invest in a fund and let them do the heavy lifting. 

Everything from:(1) contract a property manager, (2) analyze lenders apples-to-apples, (3) engage your contractor (and I've even included a document for your contractor to use to provide you itemized bids on work - no more guessing what you are paying for), (4) a lease agreement, (5) a "checklist" of business incorporation items to launch your real estate LLC and (7) even a BRRRR deal analysis spreadsheet so you can know right away if you'll be making a great deal.These legal docs are enforceable in all States.

Purely visual unappealing things are great and usually easy to fix, so look for houses that are discounted because they need painting, a face lift in the kitchen, new flooring, etc.

The building seems to be at a really great price, but wondering if I just don't have enough upfront capital to add the heating/AC to the two floors, as well as renovation to turn them into apartments (the two floors would need quite a face-lift to get them into shape).

You literally lifted this duplex from chaos and decay and not just made money for yourself, but improved the neighborhood and gave a grand old building another 50+ years of life.