I'm still not able to rent for higher, just same as before considering the down season during winter and changes in market- There were few options as far as where to install, I decided to go with next to kitchen sink- Additional thing I decided to do/pay for is replace the sump pump, as the existing sump pump was too small to handle a 1-bedroom basement per plumber. 

It's a Negative cash flow.... does  that mean spending money on your education is bad?

My thought is a large concrete wall higher than it and the flume as well as additional fence, soil, tree boundary.

If you need to evict a tenant and don't get paid for 6 months and in addition need to pay several thousand to repair the place to rent back out will you be able to handle that?

But if I wanted to invest in say Palm Springs, I would need to spend a year really studying it.  

One notable project involved a complete renovation, including the addition of 3 full bathrooms and 4 rooms starting from scratch.On each flip, I've generated profits ranging from $30,000 to $80,000.

I wouldn't even spend the whole 600k on Real estate.

If you try to exceed what they expect in every way you will likely spend much more than makes sense for the return you'll get.

They don’t spend money though 🤓 

Having a job in addition to managing 10+ rentals can be a slippery slope if your in that situation.Best of luck!