My passion for investing started when I was 8 years old as I would help my father manage his rentals by completing tasks such as cutting the grass, painting walls and the occasional collecting rent—seeing the power of passive income early on.This year I bought my first off-market, single-family investment property with the help of my father (I had great credit but my DTI ratio was a bit high since I am a full-time student) for $120,000 and the property appraised for $160,000 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

Follow the same approach for other types of commercial you think there may be missing.If the project looks feasible the next step is to check zoning with the city or county to determine how many units you can get, what is required for all approvals including parking requirements, site plan and building permits, proffers, water/sewer tap fees, bonding requirements, inspections and CO process and time frame for all approvals.You also need to check with the utility companies and get an idea of availability and cost estimates from them for water, sewer, power, gas, cable, installation and connection requirements, tap fees, hookup charges, transformer location and relocation, power line and power pole relocation issues.Check to see if you have to install any manholes, fire hydrants, curb, gutter, sidewalks, street signs, street lighting any specific street design or access requirements,.Check DOT requirements for access, stop lights and permits, traffic studiesDWQ requirements for permits, permit fees, time framesThis is a broad overview of the process and your civil engineer can handle all of this but it's good for you to know exactly what's required.

@Mya TooheyJust a though, in the event of a hurricane/high wind storm what would you do to protect it, esp if it's not fully powered?? 

Personally I worked as a mover in the morning and a bouncer in the evening.Days I was off from the moving job or any free time I had went to my Real estate from Re-Vamping my marketing strategy, Networking, Talking to probate,Divorce attorneys or power of attorney's on a property.

If you invest it powers of compounding will almost guarantee you make more than the 5-7% juice on student debt or a mortgage.

I once saw a guy return a 3-year old, very used, power washer to the Midtown Manhattan Home Depot, without a receipt and a brand that HD doesn't even sell.

You might not want to hand that power off to someone with no vested interest in the property. 

All said, I like your advice to power down earlier!

Start to use your calculator and see the power of leverage.

The power company sets the meter and they don’t charge for doing that.