Also should I note to them that the actual square footage is less than advertised or would that not matter?

We turned a windowless storage/bonus room in the garage (that wasn't even counted in the square footage of the house when we bought it) into an arcade and game room, which has been a huge selling point as an Airbnb because it's really cold in McCall in the winter and not a lot of night life in the town so it gives kids and adults something fun to do in the evenings.

@Eric BussI am by no means a CPA, but my CPA uses the square footage of my house hack space as the percentage of what I can write off.  

Jumping in with both feet before you have a basic level of knowledge (or have a relationship with someone who does) is the worst advice given by gurus.  

. - Dont rely on one deal: Probably the most important tip is to always keep multiple potential deals in your pipeline, don't put all of your hopes into one deal because if it doesn't work out you'll be back to square one.

A lot of times the tenant will drag their feet trying to get things open so that's why developers put a specific date in the lease to start paying rent.  

Originally posted by @Bruce Lynn:You really have to know what you're buying at the foreclosure sale....otherwise you can get stuck....https://www.bizpacreview.com/2019/06/16/guy-thinks-hes-buying-9100-villa-at-county-auction-hes-stuck-with-a-foot-wide-strip-of-land-765474 Wouldn't a simple Folio search show the square footage?

Purchase price: $880,000 Two single family homes on a 6700 square foot lot.

If there are any investors that have any advice on how they initially got their feet in the industry or would like to take a rookie under their wing, please reach out to me.

This may sound over simplistic - but it worked really well for me:In short you can create your own chart that will let you analyze deals based on dollars per square foot very quickly.