Get funding lined up and define your buy box—agents take serious buyers seriously.

I bought my own post, box and meter.  

The best way to find the best one is to write your goals and see if they check the boxes.

The investment into the mastermind was not cheap, but ended up being the best money I've ever spent.

I overpaid for the property ($90k) and have spent more than I care to mention on the architect, permitting, PERC test, and miscellaneous fees...

Now that I am confident in my bookkeeping skills, to better market myself, I spent a good deal of time thinking of different niches to specialize in. 

I'll likely get a new camera and just slap it up there here shortly as I doubt I'll be able to order and replace just the lights, but for the couple hundred bucks I spent on it, seems to have gotten my use. 

Two months of no rent.Thousands in repairs.Weeks spent finding someone new.And we just call it part of the business?

Start looking at every property in your buy box and run the numbers.

.: Quote from @Scott Mac: Hey Joe, If I were doing this, I would give the individual a preprinted numbered list with checkoff boxes of the things I wanted to have reviewed.I would give them a couple of years worth at least stapled together, and have them fill it out simply by checking the boxes, and some of the boxes would say take a pick of the front of the house take a pick of the back of the house.