I could see a lot of tenants trying to fix or delay things DIY style to save money.

Styles and colors change over time and tenants find ways to damage the most indestructible furnishings. 

It can be as easy as calling an agent in your area to find out what the local rents are for a 2 bedroom 1 bath house in your area or simply join a local REI Group....This style of thinking will help keep you on track and focused without getting overwhelmed with all the new info your going to be absorbing.

Choose a carpet style and brand, get a model number, take that and call the flooring companies, that's the only way you'll know which company is cheap. installation should be around 300-500 for that small job, it will take 1 day for 2 installers to do it, so nothing fancy really.

I am also a Futures Trader and after studying and practicing for more than ten years with many different types of Trading Methods, I know that when you finally find the Time Frame and Method that fits your Trading Style..."

Nominal dimensions shall be determined by rounding up fractions of inches if they are½-inch or greater or rounding down fractions of inches if they are less than ½-inch.It sounds like you may have a cape cod style house.

Long time researcher here on BP.With 900 purchase and 180K gross rent per year (100% occupied), I was hoping for much better CoC (20-25%) but when I plugged in all the recommended % ages the CoC dropped to 8%.Following are real numbers, taxes are high (spoken to county appraiser and tax collector), insurance is high as well, mantainance and cap ex is used from NAA 2016 survey (6.4% and 9% for garden style complex):http://www.naahq.org/sites/default/files/naa-docum...Also did itemized capex calculation for roof, parking lot etc + each unit with life span etc.  9% capex of gross rent and itemized almost align.Commercial loan terms are with wells fargo for a 25 term loan, 10 years fixed and then refinance.I am a bit concerned about commercial loan not having longer term and fixed rate, also higher interest rate.I will create an LLC, have property damage, Liability and Umbrella insurance to protect myself.Is the property management fair at 10%?

There are so many ways to find properties that your best bet is to find what fits your style best.

Elect - what is style  (knob and tube?)

Lynn is still a question mark to me if I should continue to invest there or not but I do see it to be the same "style" and rental market as Brockton today!