@Nicholas Jestus Capital expenditures are not included in the Net Income.Your goal to nail down the true number is spot-on. 

Without a WHY that is bigger than yourself, it becomes much easier to give up on your goals.

My goal is to start with residential properties and hopefully move to commercial properties.

My goal is to start with residential properties and hopefully move to commercial properties.

I’m currently in the process of looking at multi families in different areas.My goal is to get to 100 units within the next 7 years and I’m hoping this community can help me get there.

The ultimate goal in determining whether the provider's account fees meet your needs should be the value provided, not just in fees you'll incur, but also including intangible factors such as highly experienced professionals and responsiveness to client needs.Funding Time Frame - I would argue that this is the most important factor, as moving quickly is the nature of the real estate investment community. 

Is your goal to achieve cash flowing properties and have a substantial amount of equity tied up in a property?

You need to clearly define your short and long term goals, before assessing if it makes sense to place your money into it.

@Cody Evans Ensure you think through your wholesaling goals and have your online presence strategically built to support these.

Not truly investing in my opinion. 100% leverage is my goal providing a property supports it in the worse case scenario.