Always underwrite with management, even if you plan to self-manage.It's a good idea to budget money for professional fees (tax prep, LLC, etc.).

It’s been almost 3 months and while I’ve done a lot of good self development in a few areas, I’ve really gotten nowhere in my goals.

I’m confident my bf knows what to look for before buying an investment property, but I’m not really sure how to do the research on my own.

I am confident there is a clause included regarding drug activity..I'm not a lawyer, so don't rely on what I say as fact. 

Calm down, blank your mind out, and find your self worth.Competitive market??

We've offered to upgrade tenant units while they still lived there to justify the additional rent  2)  Look into self managing the property yourself. 

For rental purposes though I  think most just have to figure out what they are willing to do vis a vi risk / reward.. also in your numbers above there is no PM.. so for mom and pop self manage that's what I would consider pretty attractive for non appreciating or historic non appreciation markets.. 

Look over MLS sites like REALTOR.com and analyze properties your self to check if they cash flow positive or not.

@Gabriel BenavidezIf you are self-employed (i.e. active self-employment earned income separate from your w-2 income) with no full-time w-2 employees, you can set up a Solo 401k and then rollover your 401k funds once you leave your current job. 

Does anyone know someone who would lend me to purchase a triplex with 20% down if my income as self employed is 65000 -20000 company fees -30000 mileage deduction with a home take pay of $45000/year?