I wish to attend local events to meet more people in this field, but that obvious can't happen now.

We can sit here and wish the government through HUD did more.

I intend to update it to rent standards (all cosmetic repairs I intend to do myself-wish me luck) and live in one bedroom while renting out the other two.

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I got started in real estate this way, and I wish you the best of luck.

There is absolutely nothing ruthless about collecting the full rent due.You wish to pat yourself on the back- go ahead.

It is wishing harm on others, including our country, family and friends2.

@Chad UrbshottIf you are an expert in excel (like my better half) you can throw an excel macro in their that allows you to select the reinvestment rate (can select zero if you wish) to compute it.

An alternative if you really insist on triplex and quadplex is building your own ground up which I can discuss with you more if you wish.

I wish I knew exactly what a solution would look like but I don't.