Here is a breakdown: full kitchen remodel, new heater/AC unit/ducting, all the sheetrock in the ceiling was replaced (bad roof had caused leaking, so it was easier to replace it all),  new lightng throughout (can-styled LED lights), ceiling fans, and some other electrical work, painted interior/exterior, and tuck/pointing to a few areas of the brick facade.

Now I'm starting to finally take action and am hoping to learn from the BiggerPockets online community as my partner and I take on this new journey.If you're in the VA Beach/Norfolk/Chesapeake area investor and need an extra hand painting walls at your rental place, need help with a project, or would like to pawn off some of your paperwork - I'm your person. 

B&B is good money but u need to take professional photos and market it well and constantly... find tips on YouTube.Key the choose one way and just do it coz do nothing will result holding cost.  

Smart move to choose Texas over NJ, best of luck to you both!

I just replaced a fridge with an 18cu ft SS GE for $650, about $100 more than paint, it was a no brainer to do it.

Like paint colors and other material type stuff. 

So choose a day of the week and time, find a location that will let you meet for free, and advertise. 

Nowadays I have a roster of probably 30 vendors that I can reach out to (and sometimes I blast through all my options for a particular problem).The biggest challenge is find good handymen for doing low hanging fruit (fix outlets, fix sink, change light fixture, spackle/paint).

I don’t remember if you mentioned, but if you choose to pay with the HELOC and not refinance, make sure your monthly payments include both principal and interest.

I am based in NYC Brooklyn, so I would like to choose Brooklyn as the location for my first rental.