How long are you usually spending on prep before you hand it all off to your CPA?

Hi I had my property manager handle my renovation on a unit in Maine while I am living in Connecticut. I specified that my budget is $15,000. After she gave me the numbers, I calculated the rehab to be around $16,000 ...

If you look at the one mile income radius and you see median household income at 45k, then take 30% of that or $13,500. 

Monthly pre-tax income for household (minimum $5000)7.)

Owner occupied united increased by 8.4%"Still, although the overall share of households that rented decreased, the number of rented units increased by over a million units (43.3 million to 44.6 million)."

The poster was asking about broken/damaged household items and guests destroying a rental. 

Real estate investing has been a passion of mine for time with my mother also having invested early on where I likely have gotten the love and desire to follow similar foot steps.I have taken last 6 months to educate myself and currently own a single family home as primary residence and would like to expand to multi family properties (2-4 units) for additional stream of income, not to mention potential tax benefits for long-term investing.Based on current living situation, I have a fair amount of equity established in my primary residency along with having enough cash to either pay off house completely or use towards investing in a multi family property.Given that I'm the sole source of income for our household with my wife being the home maker for our two kids under 2, trying to weigh out risks with getting started now or perhaps waiting. 

Those on other sources of government cash such as disability often may qualify due to overall household income. 

Median Household Income: $68,000, higher than the state average, supporting strong rental demand.Rental Market Trends Rental Occupancy Rate: Over 95%, indicating high demand for rental properties.

Median household income for 38109 is $35k or ~$31k after tax