These areas have good rental demand and opportunities to add value through light renovations.Build Your Team: Work with a realtor familiar with investment properties (like me!)

Houfy now has a damage protection plan that costs the guests $5 a night and does light identity screening through SuperHog. 

I'm about to put an offer on a MF in Rensselaer and will definitely be needing a handyworker & painter for some light cosmetic work.

Kindly let me know if possible.RegardsHey Kemi, I would start with something either turnkey or light value-add, so you can start forming your boots on the ground team with less pressure and risk.

A single family house with a small HOA can still present a lot of risk, so tread lightly. 

We still need to calculate appliances, flooring, windows, HVAC, fixtures....My point is that we need to be putting away money to keep our properties in max market rent rate condition.

The water may be backing up from another fixture that is not draining properly.

It's hard to harvest equity on these plays, unless you commit, long-term, towards very light leverage, as the only practical ways to benefit from the equity in your portfolio, if you plan to never sell it, only exchange it, for a lifetime, are to spend the cash flow, or cash out refi.

Her leaving was bittersweet, as it was for a great personal opportunity for her.I’d love advice from you seasoned landlords:Should I lower the requirements in light of the area’s circumstances, or wait it out?

Decided to grab another one there since we've already built out a great team and the lift to get it running will be light.