With that said, once you get the hang, you'll see doors continuously open.

I own a real estate brokerage and hang my hat on ethics, truth and transparency.

IN fact we're at a point where we're going hang out our shingle and do PM for other people too.

For our mix of properties we have strongly considered getting some solar installed.The main trick/hanging point for us is the utility part of things. 

By "making the move" what I really mean is "exploit lots of happy hour specials, hang out at the pool all summer and theory-craft creative-financing techniques, go on road trips, and put off work until 2018."

Once you pass you can look into where you want to hang your license. 

Rehab never goes the way you think it will  - unless you have done 100's of them and then you already know its not going to go how you exactly want it to go :)Best feeling is that rent in the pocket - now just hang on to your tenant for as long as you can and in no time you will be reaping in even bigger rewards 

So it may be the perfect place to come and hang out and just see what other people are doing, you can network with anyone there, ask your own questions, and get a feel for the big bad world of investing (even out-of-state investing).Hands-down, you are in no way required to buy an out-of-state property that needs a rehab.

I'm wondering from a cost/benefit standpoint, would it be better to just leave it in there rather than incurring the expense of ripping out drywall, rebuilding a basic but nice brick fireplace, then hanging new drywall, taping, texturing and repainting?  

Nothing was hanging in the closet or in a dresser.This was the back yard.