Part of that is not letting things slide until they become emergencies.

Willing to do work/trade for edu, and hands-on expereince.

I am also in the building trades, and the requests have been insane, it is like how the gold rush was described back in school.

It will cost you $65-$75 per trade call, but well worth it to have major items covered. 

How long have you projected you're going to be holding this for (including time to rehab) $750K properties don't trade quickly. 

However, when you trade the simplicity of having only one unit for the economics of having two, you are beginning down the road of long-term stability.If you have one unit, and the unit is vacant, guess what your vacancy rate is that month? 

Find a lender and in my opinion try to put as little down as possible so you can keep cash for emergencies. 

Other facts: the a/c went out and I called for an emergency, same day repair. 

Treat it like a major emergency repair.

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