Please buy him/her expensive gifts and if you’re not going to buy something stop wasting his/her time

Investors should not be wasting time shopping insurance companies.

Hi Meredith,From what I've seen, the Pro membership has been a waste of money.

I decided that further cosmetic work on the property with the current tenant would be a waste of money.

By not taking into account the cap expense from the moment the lifespan starts you will be back loading the cap expense and have not allocated the incoming income to address it. 

Seems like a waste of time to use a percentage.

@Shanna CoxThe first thing you should do before you waste a lot of time is call the Planning and Zoning Department in the jurisdiction you plan on doing this and ask them what the commercial zoning classes are.You cannot just switch the use of a property without getting zoning involved if you want to do it right.

WITH PITTSBURGH BEING THE CLOSEST BIG CITY (40 MIN AWAY) SHOULD I MAKE DEALS THERE ONLY OR JUST KEEP FINDING GOOD DEALS HERE AND WATCH THEM GO TO WASTE? 

You wouldn't want the dishwasher directly under the sink, for easy loading, so it would be off to one side. 

For $300 upfront plus another $150 at closing they list your house on the MLS, you write the description, fill out all the details on their website (how many bedrooms, etc), load up the photos and you're listed!