This is where the sump pump will be installed, and it will pump out the water that flows to it from the perforated pipe.Once the pipe is laid, the contractor will repour the concrete to cover it up (you won't know it's there other than the new concrete will likely be a few shades lighter than the old concrete) and may install a water vapor barrier on the walls to direct any water that gets through the walls down into the pipe.The whole process can generally be done in a day or two with a typical sized basement, and expect to spend $100-300 per linear foot of basement wall that requires the drain (in most parts of the country).

And by footprint I mean close friends/family interested or involved in the industry looking to expand utilizing the same strategies building our empire and wealth together.My role models are Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson: "FOCUS!" 

You guys rock.

Methyl chloride strippers work faster but you need a full-on gas mask or SCBA gear to safely work around them -- a half-face respirator fitted with organic vapor cartridges, the painter's standard, won't fully do the job for long exposures, and you'd need long exposures to get all that trim stripped.

I've also recently begun looking at Rock County (southern Wisconsin) as there are a lot of cash flow opportunities.

I'm hoping to find an escrow company that can help get me through a wholesale with a little hand-holding the first time, and then I can continue to use them as more opportunities come up.Currently, I know of a property in Rock Hill, South Carolina (30 minutes outside Charlotte, NC), but the owner and I both live in Raleigh.

run the numbers both ways) and buy the third place.Hate to say it son, but the old saying is right: The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

Quote from @Jimbo Rocks: Not clear on how my investment income decreases my taxes if I cannot claim the expenses from the property.Your rentals are supposed to have a positive cash flow after you subtract expenses from rent.

As real estate andstock index is derivative of M2 supply, the difference between those two are that with stock index, price discovery is very efficient as everyone is chasing the same stock, with real estate, there's no price efficiency as price is widely differs from one house to another even in the same block (thus creating opportunity). in other word, only real estate is rock solid investment. 

I have some rock star Realtor connections out there if you need any recommendations.