Time to build the foundation.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereCheck out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

highlight_post=5562799&page=3#p5562799Also, SERIOUSLY consider - do you really have the time to be a DIY landlord or should you hire a PMC?

We have a 14-page management contract that we've added our real experiences to over the years, with the intent of protecting both us AND the landlord.

First off I want to say what a wonderful resource the BP forums and web site have been to me so far.

Page 19 (section 4.5.1) identifies how to reduce some capital costs for companies like Wal-Mart by locating DCFC within 300' of existing transformers.

I looked on her Facebook page and they just got back from a cruise! 

It may take a little work, but I'm certain you could find something.Here's one in the BiggerPockets FilePlace where users share documents, spreadsheets, and other tools https://www.biggerpockets.com/...If you ever need to find FilePlace, it's in the footer of every page on the left-hand side.

There's also a million local meetups you could filter through and attend in your area to meet in person.3) Review this comprehensive 64 page deck on the state of the 2023 housing market for real estate investors put together by @Dave Meyer and available for all BiggerPockets members.

If you are going the Excel route, Microsoft does offer a few free Gantt templates in Excel (open Excel, File -> New)Otherwise, Microsoft has a project scheduling tool called MS Project, but there are also web-based Gantt Scheduling tools like TeamGantt, Gantter, Trello, Asana, FlipperForce, the list goes on and on...

He has not yet shown that he can weather an economic downturn, a factory closing or two, a unit that won't rent, breakins, a stolen AC, vandalism, plumbing leaks, falling gutters, frozen pipes, flooded basements, tenants with pitbulls, tenants with angry felonious boyfriends, tenants who won't pay, property managers who take the money and flee to the Caribbean, and the whole list which runs to so many pages.