If you did pay cash then the question is does the Cash on Cash or whatever metric you use to measure your return align with your goals.

This is aimed to be my "education" so leaving money on the table in trade for knowledge is just fine with me!

You also have to take into account vacancy, repairs, property management costs, possible pest/landscaping costs.The general rules you will find on BP is that 50% if your rent will go to expenses (what I listed above), and then the mortgage payment comes out of the other 50% and any left over is true profit (typically aiming at $100 per door).

He measured the distance between each electrical outlet, measured the size of the 2 windows so they were in the range to provide adequate light and escape, but not too large to be energy wasting, etc. 

@Christopher Lane I would aim for the MF not the SFR.

Once I picked out the slab, they came out and got exact measurements, finalized the pricing, and then had me check the positioning of the pieces from the slab before they cut them.I thought they were pretty easy to deal with, and will definitely use them again. 

If you'd like to be empathetic to her fears, you can choose to see the innocence in her and just know that she's afraid and feeling insecure.In other words, don't take her judgments or criticisms of your dreams personally...know that they're really aimed at herself and what she's doing with her own life.I realize that may be a challenge because she is your wife and supposed to be your best friend supporting your dreams, but if you're aware of how "Projection" works, you can forgive her.Now for you, I hope you don't allow your wife's projection of her own fear of her own abilities to crush YOUR dreams!

Hey guys,So I just graduated school and started my first full-time job as an engineer. I've been doing more and more research and I have decided that I want to buy a plex (2, 3, or 4-unit) sooner rather than later. I ...

Measure roof and figure out size (I’m sure you know) and get quotes again.

We aim for long-term tenancies and that's what we have!