Keep your work shoes and work outfit in a pile just outside the work area.4.

All I can say to someone else that is in my shoes looking to take the plunge sift through this site.

. - I'm a big fan of the 4-units and smaller multifamily properties like that, so if I were in your shoes - I'd chose a few small multifamilies instead of starting with a big one.

The state of the economy and supply vs demand is making investments more expensive; however I believe investing in markets that are still slow at this point or have ample supply is a risk - they will drop faster and have higher vacancy rates in the next slow down cycle.Investors want motiveated sellers and buy cheap - but think about it, why would you want to be in the shoes of the guy who ownes something that is so undesirable that you have to discount it to find a buyer.   

I was in your shoes 6 year ago and was not about to spend that kind of money just because everyone else was.

As an investor myself, it is very easy for me to put myself in the client's shoes and understand exactly what they need to have in order for the transaction to be successful.

Some of the established members on here were saying that before spending any money, someone in my shoes should soak up as much free information as possible.

Even more so if you ever contemplate short-term rentals where property management fees (percentages) are decidedly higher.So if I'm in your shoes I'd lay out what your projections are to get you to $8,000 per month.

Only 2017 has it broken out by type, but that was received from owner records (shoe box file cabinet), which shows water ($3615), Electric ($1746, for water heater and laundry) and garbage ($699). 

Your kitchen looks nicer and more updated, but you don't showcase it in the pictures.