I have an engineer that travels across the country for me and does a site inspection, environmental phase 1 study, and a cost reserve stable.So since the owner pays water, I'll have the expenses as 55% and deduct the cap ex upon inspection/inspection report since I can tell without going through inspection what the cap ex will be.

I graduate this month with my Masters in Engineering and will attempt to get my real estate license later this year. 

Contingent upon inspection and its better to get an engineer. 

@Jonno Rushbrook I appreciate the insight, and I think for now I'd like to start real estate investment in a capacity that allows me to keep my current career path until I can build enough of a portfolio such that I could switch to full-time investor and part-time engineer.

I'm an engineer from a New York City suburb in Southwest Connecticut.

I am currently a full time investor, a real estate agent and a structural engineer with 6 years experience.

I am a software engineer, and I still think it's a huge distraction, unless it's your main business.Heard great things about Placester, but your goal should be to choose the option that takes the least amount of work. 

@James MasottiHere is one of our "young professionals" units where we used an engineered hardwood throughout the main level:However, we have other {student} units where we have run vinyl plank throughout.Upstairs we just used a mid-grade AC3 laminate:In the bathroom and laundry we "spiced" it up a little with a contrasting linoleum (I was not certain of the "floating subfloor" was stable enough for tile):

@Steve Babiak  one can buy an old 707 for peanuts probably 1 to 2 million.. but then you have to put gas in that sucker and maintain 4 engines...

If you are an engineer and you are trying to sell your home yourself you do not have at least 40 hours worth of your week to deal with the transaction.