You could just let the money build up in your checking account.

For me it was not necessarily that and frankly most 9 to 5 weekend off parents get way more time with the kiddos than self employed folks that are striving to build up their investments.

Now I have to figure out how to play with equity that I build up and use it for more investments.  

Real reviews from real guests are always going to come across as more genuine.After you build up reviews, the unsaid truth is that you can then afford a less-than-stellar review.

You'll be able to keep snowballing the money from the BRRRRs and the flips to build up your portfolio. 

With the right team and planning, it’s a great way to start small, build up cash, and scale up from there.Remember: Start where you are, use what you have, and grow as you learn.

Now, if $50k is all you've got, I suggest you build up at least six months of reserves before diving into a deal like this.

I wish you great luck on continuing to build up your farm.

Point being that property you acquire 1-2 years ago is likely to be subject to deferred maintenance and capex, so their "long term" performance in rankings 1), 3) might skew poorly in year 1-2 but may pickup  after you've found and fixed all the hidden issues.I know if i did this exercise across my portfolio, the recently acquired ones wouldn't be fairly "stacked" because of all the year 1-2 cost build up from what the seller deferred, but have good chances at being future performers in years 3-5.Maybe that's why you have 2) and 5) but curious your general thoughts here are for evaluating this. 

From the top of my head - mildew, moisture buildup, dust, structural cracks...