I think inspections are important and I am comfortable paying someone $500 to spend 8 hours inspecting a place and providing a report. 

My hubby and I are a team - I'm the Realtor, designer, bookkeeper, "idea" person.

Walls need to be moved around to open areas up and to change the design for things like moving the master bath access to the master bedroom instead of the hall.

Like I said earlier, I haven't read the Ultimate Beginner's guide or any other books on Real Estate just yet, but I have been listening to the BP Podcast in order from episode 1 (I think I just listened to episode 40) while also listening to the show they put out weekly.The area of Real Estate that most interests me is the idea of using House Hacking to learn how to buy, hold, and manage small multifamily properties (starting with Duplexes) to generate passive streams of cash flow, with the goal being to eventually stop having to work a W2 job and live comfortably off of the cash flow my rental properties produce.

The most important thing is what makes the most sense to you and what you're comfortable with as an investor.

I'm an engineer by trade, and Project Manager by career, and a problem solver by design. 

Regardless of what I had I felt more comfortable with the construction business.  

However, the elephant in the room none of us had any comfort level for, was the roof.Now being the rainy season in Tennessee, it wouldn't be long before it would rain.

Regardless of what I had I felt more comfortable with the construction business.  

Usually in working class neighborhoods, populated by working class residents.D - if you wouldn't be comfortable collecting rent at night, you're probably in a D area.