This is the simplest method, but it also means your tenants are more likely to abuse the utilities by leaving windows open with the heat or A/C running, leaving lights on, ignoring the toilet that constantly flushes on its own, etc.3.

If you start going into electrical, plumbing, cutting in for new doors, roofing, HVAC, etc. then you would potentially need to pull permits.

Think of anything that a normal landlord either cannot do or wouldn't want to do on their own. 

Write down my contact info and when the time comes I'd be happy to help run numbers on places when you start looking!

I have 7 doors across Memphis and Detroit and looking to grow.

Old windows and doors 

Keep doing some research and building up capital, get good at running numbers so you're ready to pull the trigger on a good deal.

What are the first 10 things you do or did to achieve your goals for this?

Run your comps and be conservative on rental rates.

hey man, i was also fresh starting out and just want to say you should keep running different property over and over. i think about on my 40th or so i had one deal that the numbers were so DRAMATICALLY different than everything else Ive seen it lit a fire under me to go get it .