Define your "buy box" or criteria for your first property (this may change a bit as your start analyzing deals and looking at properties, but it's important to know what you want). 3.

I was mindlessly scrolling Facebook shortly after this and saw a friend from HS (who was not the best kid nor the most intelligent) accepting an invite to an event called "How to make $50k in a month" and I figured it was the biggest scam ever.

After re-reading your post, if you are buying the whole complex that changes things for a commercial loan.

The only known situations where I was ever required to pay a loan fee upfront before funding is with my commercial lenders (banks, credit unions, etc.) on our 5+ units.

Bathrooms, flooring, drywall, re-carpeting, fencing, painting...I can do it if I have to, but I am in a period of my life where I have no time, and need to offload these projects.I hear people on BP podcast episodes and other Real Estate investor content and they seem to quote numbers that are 30-50% cheaper than anything I have ever been able to find.

From there I want to grow into having a portfolio that could change the general trajectory of my family's financial wellbeing.

You will, however, most likely need a structural engineer if you are doing an addition, changing the roof line, needing to know where support walls are.

If you ever have questions about Greater Cincinnati, i'd be happy to answer them! 

I had earthquake insurance before for my rentals, but when I changed to a commercial blanket policy, that coverage was not maintained.

If memory serves, we made this mistake just often enough to create a policy change where, regardless of any subsidies or assistance programs, you still had to meet our rental criteria.