Here's mine...Start -> Build mailing list of potential leads  -> while waiting for phone to ring, build buyers list -> While waiting for phone to ring with a trully motivated seller, continue building mailing list and keep sending weekly for at least 5 weeks -> Go to a local REIA meeting and network -> Go look @ all potential houses, going through the motions is good practice and makes you kinda feel like your in the game ->Have contracts, for when the big day finally arrives ->Continue to read and educate yourself, while waited for phone to ring ->Learn your market, hook up with a realtor that will give you comps on potential deals (more than one is better, don't want to burn anybody out so early in the game) ->Finally time to negotiate your first deal - good thing you did all that work before, you actually should feel like you kinda know what your doing. 

- In addition to having a personal 6 month emergency fund, I plan on having a 6 mo fund for my dental practice and each property.  

And I can't exactly practice the BRRRR locally because, well, I would be wasting my money on a deal that doesn't cash flow the way that I want it to.Where does that leave me?

What parts of these books have you put into practice? 

. * Provide you with written information about conservation products, programs and practices. * Speak to your neighborhood group, homeowners association or other organization about ways to cut energy waste and the utility’s conservation programs."

I am learning as much as I can and figuring the numbers out on as many properties as possible just to get the practice in!

Use the BP calculators to practice running the numbers.

However, on a practical matter it's going to be tough if not impossible to enforce.

A few best practices during COVID-19:Honor your tenant's/seller's wishes re: showings.

An exception to this would be debt addicts and folks with other erratic behavior type things going on (pardon me, not up to speed on my DSM-5), but if that's not you... get a HELOC.Yes, I practice what I preach.