Are you exclusively looking for commercial and multi-family properties or are you looking at residential as well?

I also forgot to mention the section 121 exclusion, which you may lose if you hold on to your previous home as a rental for too long: https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc701.

There are actually several exemptions that give you a pro-rated exclusion. 

I think everyone in this industry has an aspect of the job they don't care for, and I think even more people find something they thought they would despise, but come to enjoy it once they get the job started. 

I worked in the packaging industry for a bag company in my home town for a few years then I decided to get in to IT after getting married.

Give them an overview of the economic and demographic trends and the industries that drive the economy.

At the end of the day, everyone is going to need experience in order to be successful in this industry.

  $12/ft2 for industrial carpet in my area, $100 a door, $300-500 to fix the tiles and drywall from an agreeable handyman. 

But anything remotely new developed on a former industrial, gas station or service station site would likely need these.

Keep in mind that our industry is completely unregulated which means anyone can be a QI and of course there have been issues with people mishandling funds and giving wrong advice.