You will need to put energy into leadership and create a culture of expectation within a functional educational model.My new company is also focused on education, and I have put something together that will launch in February.

It is not necessary to the function of the home.

On the ground floor 2-3 units were combined to make a nice large condo, and then on the upper 2 floors the 2-3 units that were directly above one another were combined and stairs added inside to make a condo.

I would also recommend an investor friendly agent or even better- a combination of the 2 (wholesaler/agent).

@Joshua DorkinStupid question...How do I do the originally posted by when commenting/responding to a topic.Also when using the search function, if there are multiple pages and I use the back button when done reading a thread it always sends me back to the first page.

I have 12 events a year so I am renting out my house to my business for 12 days out of the year. .According to IRS code, you don't need to claim any rental property if you are renting your property for less then 14 days of a calender year.Since renting my home and having the functions at my residence, it is cheaper than renting a local hotel which has sometimes cost me a couple of thousand including food and everything.

You however can combine your funds and private money funds to minimize your investment.  

Also, you seem to assume that the fact that I often disagree with you is a function of my beliefs...there's another alternative, you know

@Brie SchmidtIt looks like Farm Fresh and Walmart have a Bill payment service for the power company near mehttp://www.walmart.com/cp/Bill-Payment/632045It works through checkfreepay or moneygramhttps://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/3gaks...Curious what this service costs which uses checkfreepay and combines the utility bills into one bill:https://www.paylease.com/corp/managers/online-paym...

This is a function of the class of property, not the method of acquisition.