Hi Dev,Read Rich Dad Poor Dad.Make as much money as you can before you are 18 and spend zero of that money.Kid Jobs: Cut grass, babysit with younger kids--not babies, shovel snow, sell things online, offer to help at businesses of people you know for cash, such as cleaning out a storeroom, or sweeping the parking lot, or washing windows.

I have a 1031 exchange going and feeling the pressure to find the replacement property.

Most recently we had a guest that had the washer set on SOAK & was wondering why it did not finish it's wash cycle.

That often can be a great shower, great bed and a washing machine and dryer.

Accepting that you will never be able to hit the bottom of the market or the most favorable interest rate environment takes a lot of pressure off of you as an investor.

Don't feel rushed or pressured by the seller.

Repainted the entire interior, replaced the exterior trim around the home, caulked where necissary, additional sheet rock was needed in some places, and power washed the exterior of the home.Lessons learned?

I think you have a good start there; I would add in legal expenses, marketing expenses, property management expenses, lawn care/snow removal, cleaning and washing for common areas, etc. 

My opinion is as long as it's of equal value and properly working, I'd call it a wash.

Depending on the size of the roof I'll either use a bubbler, which is a little plastic cap that rises when the water comes out and seals shut when it's done, or I'll put it in an actual drain bucket with a removable clean-out grid on top - this type is more useful if there's a lot of trees and debris that gets washed out of the roof and gutters.PS: If I "hired" someone to do that job and that's what he gave me I wouldn't pay for it.