If you're an individual investor who owns or will be buying a single family home to rent in Metro Phoenix (and other booming Sunbelt states), good news: the big dogs with their legions of analysts think you're making ...

It is what also makes flipping in those areas attractive.

if it is, only reason to add sheetrock is to increase value (for refi) and attract better tenants. look at comps in the area and see how they are done2. minisplits can be purchased and installed for $800-900 each. a standard forced air system runs anywhere from $4,000-6000, depending on the size. without seeing the house, its hard to say which is better. 3. some things i do to "tenant proof" my rentals.

@Joshua Brian Pruitt those are very attractive numbers.

We have constantly been pulled back in the direction of real estate.I love building and my wife loves design.

That being said what else would attract someone to the area?

Cutting to the chase, I have a long term vision of starting a Design + Build + Transact firm.

Chapter 33 is really designed for large multi-family projects,  however anything from a 3 unit to 1000 unit falls under its purvue. 

Passionate about designing modern micro sustainable developments.

However I want to build my own theme park or water park one day and I'm looking for resources about:- Mixed use development & design.- Land use, procurement of land and regulations.- Development planning- Market analyses and feasablity- FinancingI know this is a crazy question, but I need to start somewhere and I have heard about this forum and podcast on many of the financial independance podcasts I listen to.