Hi Everyone,I have my list narrowed down to 23 properties ...gonna cut it down some more by next friday.

If you are renovating to sell this can cut into your profit and any sweat equity you put in.

If you want to add to your cutting collection, a table saw and a miter saw are good additions.

Cut out that property manager - unless the place is in a rough area or falling apart it's very easy to self manage with something like RentecDirect.com.  

My problem is they want sell to me because I only have 15 square feet of countertop and they want cut granite unless you buy 25ft.

My first thought about real estate was when I was in college, and I realized, geez, if I owned one of these houses, and rented out the other three rooms I could cut the cost of going to school immensely.

I talked to the neighbor,  and he said he cuts the back section of his yard twice a week during the growing season, or the bamboo gets too thick for his mower.  

My employer really wants to keep his custom reports and he also seems excited about the possibility of cutting our software costs.

Not sure this helps a ton since presumably you have a much different space to work with but that's what worked for us and it didn't cut into the other living space down there. 

yes, develop your own standards. use those standards to measure the ones others use....if you want to cut the corner of learning yourself, hire another landlord you trust in the area to tell you what he sees in these properties.