Please feel free to reach out to me personally if you'd like to hear about my experience. 

Here is some ballpark costs from a recent closing, ignoring costs directly associated with financing. 

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

If you get into needing electrical work or plumbing costs rise considerably.

There are a lot of extra costs that go with home ownership-property taxes, repairs and maintenance, etc. 

I'd suggest trying to finding someone here with nothing to sell or through local networks that will give you some free advice before paying for a course.

I found out who did it for them and the cost was 1/4 what they charged at the workshop.They also offered a deal, but I didn't feel ready .

Do you know what the costs should be? 

During that time they supposedly found a leak which was beyond the scope of the maintenance  and i had to pay a plumber to come in saturday morning while the guests were there. thats on top of the "deep clean" which cost $300 and was somehow done in a couple of hours. 

The rentals are paying the holding costs on it so far (taxes and insurance are high in this market).