You do as much learning as you can, and then you jump into the best deal you can find, and hopefully break even or make a little bit of property. 

Her dog kept breaking the wooden fence in the backyard and the neighbors complained to me.

Let's break this down: You have a property that is cash flowing (probably not as much as you think, but still positive), a good tenant, and a desirable area, so it will always rent quickly.

If you're OK with coming to that point and then saying I'll work another 18 months because I didn't maximize my investment return and gave those nice tenants a rent break, that is fine.

I find the networking that happens at the beginning and in the break more fun and valuable.   

., hanging something) then just leave the plaster, do your thing, patch it and move on.If you have to disturb larger sections you run the definite risk of breaking the "keys" that hold the plaster tight to the lath, so you might find that sections start to fall down which can create a cascading/domino like effect.There are probably ways to carefully cut out sections that can reduce the chance of that happening, but like I said, the general rule is that if you're disturbing large sections you might just have to replace the whole area with drywall to be done with it.I don't have specific tips on the gas and oil changes re: RI's commitment to reduce/eliminate them.

I've also thought about marketing products that would generate repeat purchases based on what local businesses offer, and directing the guests to my property's site to purchase while negotiating some sort of deal with businesses that would make sense for a break on cost so I pocket a margin on the sales.

There are also tax breaks should you only own the asset for a five or seven year period. 

I put my money in the coin slot and at that exact moment my body went stiff as a rock due to the ear piercing screech that went across the coming from what looked like an air plane but it had no color just the shape kinda like an airplane shadow.

If you're talking about either buying the PMI out upfront or paying it monthly, then have your lender calculate how long you would need to stay in the home to break-even on the upfront payment.