I have hard data that I can analyze into categories for expenses like fuel costs, boat expenses, food, etc 3.

4.How about the main food items of Barbados?

There are many different grants and credits available in Baltimore depending on what you are looking at doing, so I would recommend taking some time to really do research and physically step food in some of the areas. 

Plus, it's enclosed, so nobody can easily steal your stuff when parked in a parking lot to get food in the middle of the day, or when staying overnight someplace.

The fact you're even thinking about how much to hold in reserve is a feather in your cap and places you well ahead of the curve.However, I always caution people to take what "gurus" say with a grain of salt. 

To many ways for cash, food, gas, liquor, cigarettes,  profits to flow out the backdoor. 

A close friend of mine was in the same shoes as you.Before giving the middle finger to his corporate job he paid off all his credit cards, bought pre-paid gift cards for food, restaurants, movies, and other leisure items, he got his medical and dental checkups done while he was still on insurance, and reduced recurring expenses in order to live as lean as possible in start-up mode. 

We never had to look at our tenants faces, never had to watch them chew their food and never had lengthy conversations.When you share a kitchen or other rooms everything gets too personal and you have to listen to all their personal relationship, work, health and mental problems.

But there's a good chance people will tell you that their quadrant is the best, so take it with a grain of salt!

I would like to be able to support myself, my future fam and life as well as this non profit through real estate.I’m originally from Boston, I love to read and be in nature, I also love tacos and Italian food and being around good friends!