Thank you everyone for your advice, tips, and words of encouragement!

@Brandon Rush thanks for the words of encouragement brother.

Words of encouragement and advice that you may have is greatly appreciated.

The property manager is encouraging me to scrap the basement bathroom and instead turn the main floor “bedroom” into the second bathroom.

Managing your property yourself as a beginner is always encouraged as it gives you the landlord experience and exposure you need for future rentals.RentRedi, TransUnion SmartMove are few good software you can try out and see if it works for you.I personally use TransUnion SmartMove.Goodluck

Listening to the podcast 419 with Nir Eyal (awesome podcast by the way) we were encouraged to set aside 2 hours to unplug and just think with a pen and paper in hand and write down the things that come to our mind.

It can be done but when you are starting out, I think it is smart to have some reserves for when, not if, things go bad.I would encourage you to go to a bank and just see what you can get pre-approved for.

I HIGHLY encourage you to reconsider investing in where you live.

I would also encourage you to connect with some local investor-focused real estate agents as they are well connected and can be a source of leads too.Best of luck on your search and if there's anything I can do to help please don't hesitate to reach out.

I encourage you to not be.