I'm an investor myself, and I specialize in condos and new construction.

I don't have as much of a feel for lot sizes, but it seems like understanding what size lot typically corresponds to what number of bedrooms would let you know pretty quickly if there was room for an addition. 

   - repair is typical for an rental occupied property.My view is:  typical for turnkey properties, low performance, defered maintenance that yoiu'll get hit with typically sooner then later. 

Can anyone in the area share with me the typical time it takes to rent out a house? 

- you typically say "I'm a real estate investor" and then continue to qualify that with how you locate and acquire / syndicate multifamily properties with outside investor money. 

I would discourage you from buying condos as they’re typically really High in HOA fees which is completely outside your control (major negative) and usually not investor friendly.

Anyone have any recommendations for a book on constructing a new apartment complex and not just any other book that speaks like an infomericial, but something that is more of a guideline, with more step by step (high level is ok) instructions.

You'd have to look at proximity to panels, metering, etc there too as you'd have some load (copper wires) to likely pull.It typically costs a lot more to heat using electricity vs NG, so I guess you'd be passing that along to the tenants?

You may need a co-signer if you don't have W-2 history but November - January are when you will typically see the softest market.

If you are looking to be a full time agent, your first year is typically slow, but then grows exponentially from there as you build your network and get your systems going.