Born and raised here, I’m looking to break into the world of real estate investing!

I live in Gainesville Fl, born and raised a Gator.

Then you have to take the test. 

Be sure to get a post-lift plumbing test done. 

Can you pick up a second job, start your own biz, or get a raise in your current job?

When tenants do disconnect them it is surprisingly easy to catch them as many take the entire detector down and never put it back while others remove the battery and unplug the detector.Our insurance company frowns on disabled smoke detectors  - not sure if they would use a disconnected detector to deny/reduce a claim, but I prefer not to test them.We are experimenting with a new detector which we can "see" with our building monitoring system.  

Good luck on the test.  

I was born and raised in Brooklyn and purchased my first property in Woodside, queens in 2010.  

So I would start in a construction trade doing odd jobs, raising cash for a project.

Adding a property manager at the going rate on average of 10% will raise the expenses another $380 a month.