Next, your realtor or PM should be able and willing to provide projections on the property, using a reliable software or other source.

If someone is smoking, vaping, cooking strong smelling food, etc. they will smell it in the other unit.3.

They left the unit in pretty rough shape: smoke damage in every room, ceiling fan broken, bedroom door broken in half, trash left behind, food rotting in fridge, and just general damage throughout.

Data sources are from Zillow.com/data, US Census Population growth, and ZIP code data sources (example within tabs). 

I'd start with a mortgage broker that can get loans from a number of bank sources.  

I believe they do count mortgages in this total70% LTV@Nick Belsky gave me 2 that I need to contactSymmetry LendingQuorum FCUAnd Nick might be able to help you if you are in other statesVinay Kolluru gave me 3 I need to contactState Employees Credit Union (I'm guessing you would have to be a state employee)Coastal federal credit unionFidelity Bank NCAnd if you or anyone in your immediate family works for Food Lion try Lions Share CU. 

All of this info can be sourced from online platforms and articles, real estate investment meet-ups, and general networking with folks in the industry.Maybe studying all of this is unnecessary, but at the end of the day, the more you can perceive change in the RE space, the better you can adjust your strategy and criteria to profit in the market.

My thought also would be that I would want to get my HVAC license so I could know and work on all the machines myself.I think it would also be smart to set up a side "emergency" ice business to service food service, hospitals, butchers, or anyone else that needs a lot of ice on a semi regular basis.I'd also want to know how much vandalism affects profits. 

My 4th property I sourced and manage on my own, much more time consuming but much more cashflow too.

Whether its walks, family, music, food, tennis, whatever it is - make sure you keep your body, mind, and attitude good.