Scott Royer I have experience doin laminate and engineered flooring as well as 5 years in the landscaping industry, send me a personal message & we can chat & see if it's something that can benefit us both !

But keep in mind when it comes to setting goals especially one like being financially free by 25, you will have to reverse engineer what it would take to get that done.

My agent was an electrical engineer and VP of our local power company...he said as long as it works leave it be.Kitchens have gas stoves.Basement has access to electric meters, boiler, and hot water.No laundry, no garages.  7 off street parking spaces and free on street parking.  

I started investing in a very similar fashion but all four of us were engineers and three of us had good credit and one had average credit. 

It's a worst case scenario.Quotes came back at:$650 for soil testing$850 for engineering and permits$5-7k for pretreatment system (required by law)$7-10k for leaching field$3-5k for the tankTotal $16.5k - $23,5kObviously, this level of a failure was not planned and was not covered in CapEx.Steps that were taken so far:2 quotes (recommended companies, he's in OH and doesn't know anyone else to call)Sold 1 car that was owned outright to raise fundsConsidering the sale of another car that has some equityDialing back (nearly ending) gifts for Christmas (5 kids plus 4 fosters YIKES)Exhausting his entire emergency fundSteps not taken that I advised him on:3rd party inspection that doesn't do work... not the person the contractor recommends who is probably getting a kick-back if this is really a BS deal.

Landlording isn’t all calculations or algorithms .

My credit is really good at 740 and I have good monthly income from my day job as a mechanical engineer.

Instead look at the facts & reverse engineer what you've got.The triplex you are interested in is almost 100 years old.

Don't pay attention to Zillow over there, it has a bad algorithm in the Lansing area.

My name is Brian and I just moved to Wichita, KS this week after accepting a full-time engineering position.