As well as having a local trusted property manager.No one size fits all to investing - but my suggestion would be to build relationships and then invest with or through them.Good luck with your decisions and investments!

The size of the tank matters, find out how many gallons it could hold and how full it is.

I'm pretty inexpensive (about half compared to typical small firms) because I also work full time as an attorney, and merely practice on the side to assist with my real estate deals and pay down law school debt (which is mortgage-sized), but I'm also very good (graduated with honors, guest lecturer, published papers, etc). 

Also it depends on the size of the project you are looking into doing.  

Might it not be a good time to sell anyway (down-size, buy a relative dump or those sort of options)?

FYI the "mismatch" sized unit thing is both not uncommon and not a very large problem.

Exterior walls standing, new roof, interior walls, siding, no landscape, no patio, with 2 car garage, you're looking around 200-250/sf if you want high end. i like those size projects.

Small sample size in comparison to all, however, all of them overpromised and underdelivered.

@Fred Heller and @John Thedford I was told by another investor filling the pool here with the size can cost me up to $5,000.I walked out of the deal to avoid the troubles and there are many other things to fix as well that are non-pool related.Thanks for the advices!

hello everyone my name is winston I'm interested in a buy and hold investment I live in new York but is granted to Bridgeport ct my credit is fair but growing...what the bets way to start and dose anyone now about ct I had a property in new York year ago but failed looking to regain my confidence and get it right from this point on any su