Keep at it, and make sure you do all your education now, so when youre ready to pull the trigger on a deal, then you actually will pull the trigger

A year from now you can refinance and pull the money out if you need it then.As for your numbers, I don't see anything in there for insurance.

The bank told the listing agent to pull the listing because the homeowner was able to pay the loan off.

My project we pulled permit and city required paperwork to show correct steps were taking on removal, test and disposal.Here is link to my old post https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/165...

Most likely pull permits. 

Assuming a lawyer gets pulled in should it be taken to court?

However, at that point we could also refinance and pull out a large portion of our initial cash investment. 

Was looking to automate my maintenance as well which is what pulled me into this post.  

For example if I have a door with a chunk bitten off by the previous tenant's dog. or if I have some roach infestation, or if I have the toilet pulled to snake a clog...things that makes the applicant think "what kind of a tenant and dog were here? 

I am going to take your advice about uploading a photo once I can figure out how to pull one out of my phone.