An engineer can help you with all of this.If you don't know of any good engineers in the area, try calling the local township office to see who is the township's engineer.

Once you have this team in place, you should be able to invest in any market confidently.I buy in Columbus, Ohio but I have clients that buy all over Ohio

Hey Brian,In my contracts I have whats called an "Inspection Period".

Any input would be greatly appreciated. there's a lot of ways like petitioning, confidential sale price, buying other assets to offset and depreciating them in year one, etc. but the main way I would do it is to invest in ground up developments with tax abatements which pushes even higher cash flow and then to keep them as retained earnings or in a non taxable structure depending on your equity position.

I called care homes in the area to see what their occupancy rates were and how much they were charging.

I’ve got 25 units and in 5 years only have 1 problem tenant that is only a problem because they like to text/call me 15 times about a small problem after I’ve already dealt with it.

Jose,There are a few ways to answer this question, first if you can buy a Primary home then Yes, $15K is enough. 

In the longterm your better off buying a solid property, 3-4 units if you can qualify for it, and getting started vs looking for the perfect deal for years that never comes.

Once you have that you can qualify for a low money down loan and buy a double. 

I have CPA but he is very conservative and I believe I am not getting full tax benefits But neither me nor my wife qualify for real estate professionals I will call you tomorrow ThanksJagan