Total $175.Phases of operation: (Please, this is the part in which I want you to make recommendations and adjustments)Phase 1: - Lease renovated unit without including utilities- Post 30 day notices to all current tenants that utilities will be switched into their names (expect to lose 2 of 5 remaining tenants)- Begin exterior updates in preparation of attracting new tenants, as well as electrical to separate meters.- Separate meters ($3000)- Repair/paint soffits and facia boards ($250)- Remove covered parking, clear waste, and replace with designated parking spots via railroad ties ($500)- Repair broken fence ($150)- Add attractive, low maintenance landscaping to front of building.

The better prepared I was, the less performance anxiety I had, the better I pitched. 

I also plan on attending two REI meetings this month in my area to hopefully network there but I wanted to try to get a handle and direction on this to be more prepared for my meeting on Saturday.Thank you everyone for your time in advance!

Right now I am looking to add a property to my portfolio, I have been reading books and blogs to better prepare my mindset and my wallet for such endeavors.

That means that engineered plans and a lot of work goes into preparing the project criteria, at which time a cost can be quoted to the investor by a licensed contractor.

There will be promoters at various tables some of whom will be hard money lenders, get their cards and the flyers with their info.Be prepared to partner on deals until you have a proven track record of 5 deals or so, then the hard money folks will talk to you.

Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections or trying to anticipate corrections than has been lost in corrections themselves." - Peter Lynch

I just  want to prepare so I am ready when it is time to switch. 

Also, how are you preparing for the burst? 

(Thank God)  While preparing for us to move back in as the primary residents, we scheduled to have the floors of the entire home redone with wood.