One last tip, make sure the base boards upstairs are not touching the floor, even just 1/8 inch gap is good.  

Check out Zillow hottest housing market of 2024: https://www.axios.com/2024/01/10/zillow-ranking-hottest-real...Cleveland is what I focus in, it's great market to focus on for cash flow and specific pockets have gone up 2x and upwards of 4x in the last 5-10 years even!

Lastly, I want to make networking and hopefully even finding a potential mentor a high priority.

just to add to that.. take a look at your tax return and see how much PAL (Passive Activity/Allowed Losses) you have built up. 

I mentioned this in an Axios article I was interviewed for just last month

I cannot absorb that kind of loss continuously for the next year.

For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions.

During my 6 months using their services, I lose $15K on one deal, make almost 0 on another deal, make $10k on the last deal.

If an underlying policy, (ie. auto, home, boat or rental dwelling ...) has its limits exhausted by a covered loss, the umbrella will start paying at that point.  

Sorry for the last minute notice.