The second door takes forever to get to, the third a little quicker, things pick up speed, and by the time you have 10-20 you can barely remember that first property and all the panic of choosing an investment that will produce, of having all your eggs in one basket.

Also your learning and its good for everyone else that again low end rentals you will NEVER get good credit scores.. waste of time.. its why these people rent these homes and they are pretty much lifers.. so what the PM"s I know do is basically run credit to see if they are paying their cell bill etc.. if those are bad they deny.. but just because they have a 480 fico .. is not a reason to deny.. most simply won't make the standards that a A class property manager or owner would require.And yes you should have to pay for those inspections its someones time.. not only do they have to go there they have to call make appointments etc.. in these low end assets.. to me personally  this is not property management.This is a step above this is ASSET management tenants are unmanageable many times its all about protecting the asset.

@Steve McGovern  nice post  if I was to box myself in using your back groundI guess I would say I am a wildcatter.. drill for oil and prey.and or I was the pimp out there trying to get ahead of you and ty up the cell tower sites before you got them  LOL.. that's what I did in Timber I got ahead of the mills then sold them the wood for a tidy profits.

In case you misunderstood me, I'm talking about outlets where you can plug in both a lamp and a cell phone USB cable like https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L9IQP7I/ref=asc_df_B0...Why would you not add grab bars in the tub or shower? 

I am looking to start small, to get the ball rolling and build a nest egg.  

Good luck.That is great advice and wonderful point about the CD, obviously this isn't a golden egg deal!

A clean paid for vehicle the most cost effective means to travel the road to success and financial freedom... practice the lost art delayed gratification by building your business and your nest egg

Putting all your eggs in one basket is what causes financial crises, I'd rather avoid that. 

In retail, the small box (Think Cell phones, vitamin store etc) and c-store (convenience store) sectors are growing pretty steadily as well.

I would be really curious to see how you're visualizing the design so it doesn't seem like you're living in a jail cell.