But as I sat down with a spread sheet to plug the numbers in, I came up with these questions.

In 2013 remodeled the bathroom for $5,000 then in 2014, I purchased a single family home where i currently live and we rented out our side of the duplex.Would I now be able to add the $5,000 to my original basis and depreciate now that the side i lived in is rented??

@Stephanie ZitoLumber Liquidators typically has good pricing on hardwood and engineered wood floors, especially if you catch a true sale.  

It's not like you have to be an engineer and sit down with a pencil and paper and plan your design.

Dont get the paralysis of analysis, though that might only be those of us engineer type folks. 

Typical is 25% down with a 10 year loan term and 30 year amortization.Buy at an 8 cap and cash on cash return going in is 13 to 15% annually.You could go multifamily but are more dependent there on management to make the property work.You could also diversify and by a bunch of SFR type properties but then will have many sets of closing costs and also keeping track of various management companies.Also you could invest in a REIT, or a group doing a syndicate for a set return being hands off.Lot's of options but your exit down the road and time horizon will make a difference as well.

I am recently out of engineering school,  married,  and fairly involved my church.

I did not find her application until she followed-on with a phone call as her e-mail had been placed into quarantine by the filtering engine on our mail server.

My installers do an amazing job of making it small and clean.Here's a pic of it:For the 2nd baths, I usually put a shower/tub combo in. I

:D We know each other through a mutual friend, we're both recording engineers.