Also, if you were going to sell one, it would be good to be able to provide financials for the property to a buyer.

Not only did it help us out financially, but it set a great example for our kids who saw us working hard and doing it ourselves.

Its  courageous step and seems like you secure yourself financially before  jump in as full time Investors.  

Hi @Joe Tomko The point of utilizing Facebook is to market to your already existing sphere of influence and then expand from there. 

Your safest option is to insist in the standard 12 month renewal and make sure they fully understand their legal/financial responsibilities if they break the lease.It may be standard for wealthy tenant's in A++ properties to attempt to negotiate their lease but that does not fly in my blue collar world.If they decide to leave you will be farther ahead even with the turn over costs.

Age is not the right question to be asking in my opinion, knowledge, financial stability, and comfort level with a given strategy are far more important.I would love to get your thoughts on this and read your article when you're done.

In regards to over-leveraged and being vulnerable, you need to decide on your own financial situation. 

Found 3 on the market, got the rent rolls and financial statements(if you can call what they gave me that).

You can find a lot of good information at sense financial.

Depending on the context of the parties' financial situations and intentions, there may be implications for financing, ownership, accounting, and taxes depending on whether you are co-borrowers or one of you takes out a loan and the other provides down payment or some other financial contribution.