It is a powerful tool, especially for those investors working in California since it is not required to pay the franchise tax, like LLCs are.

Every closing has a story, and you powering through your first solo deal is inspiring! 

This deal really helped me be more comfortable with investments and understanding the power of a HELOC.

We prefer that this lot of land has power/water/septic already set up.

You need a little buffer for the fact that you have much less negotiating power when it comes to 'necessary' repairs.

For indoor spraying, particularly, consider the extra masking work needed to protect everything that you aren't painting.Many years ago, I had a Wagner "Power Painter" with a backpack for carrying paint on a ladder.

Power washed and painted exterior, removed trees, new windows, painted front door, updated garage door and back door, added door entry from garage into house, new paint throughout the house, renovated 2 bathrooms (one of these bathrooms was a 1/2 bath that we converted into a full bath by combining the adjoining closet and rerouting the plumbing), added a kitchenette/kitchen in the basement.

Storage is not rocket science by any stretch but if you are new to this, it might be advisable to master that before adding to the complexity.

I am a moderator but do not have that power. 

@Ian KearnsThis just happened to me a a couple months ago.Tenant shut the power off (!!)