I was concerned about the potential electric bill because winters in Wisconsin can be pretty brutal.In reality I kept the temperature at a comfortable level and never had an electric bill that went higher than $90 to low $100s.i loved it.

Let me know as with my deep expertise in Software development & Big Data I am looking to pick one problem to solve as a fun project as long as it has the potential to help at-least 1000 Real Estate Investors on a regular basis.

I've found a potential deal, but when I ask myself 'what's the worst that can happen?'

Initial plan is to acquire a 4-plex and then move on from there into potentially flipping or additional multi-unit properties.

I highly recommend Dave Ramsey podcasts helped me so much get my spending habits on track and understand my potential to save money

It builds a scope of work and potential costs by having you walk the property and fill in a checklist.

How do you approach a potential deal when dealing with a real estate agent? 

Another way is to try and get to the buyer, whether you try and send a letter written by the potential seller or sell their desire to own. 

I'm interested in pursuing SFR buy and holds that I can potentially refinance and pull cash out to pay the private lender and then repeat the process.

I think it will be a good solid long term property and it is a great location for me personally (5 minutes from my house, 15 minutes from where my kids attend school, and walking distance to my favorite Mexican restaurant).I have been able to trim operating expenses over $250 per month so far and think I'll potentially be able to trim them another $200 or so per month within the next month or so.