Making yours stand out via themes should definitely help your ROI and stand above the competition.

If you're bankable shop around and you will be competitive on rate and terms with banks without going through this arduous process of forming these unnecessary structures, transferring title and incurring additional transactional fees etc.

And any new builds are pricey, competitive, and or teardowns at this point. 30-45min from downtown it gets affordable and there are a lot of new builds like Wendell, Wake Forest, Youngsville, Fuquay Varina, those kind of suburbs.

I could pass this along directly in the cleaning charge, but I feel like that is a more visible competitive differentiator.

Personally there are some really strong suburb areas that I would much rather invest into than Phila - lots of it is due to better landlord policy, higher demand for rentals, less competition for rentals, less headache than dealing with Phila, higher quality tenants and less risky.

It is competitive. 

I was worried that the same home would be a competiting comp when it came time to sell but maybe that won't be a factor considering the amount of work we have done. 

I agree that tariffs can be justified against certain countries like china on specific products where their govt is clearly subsidizing the manufacture of those goods and dumping the products to try to run the competition into the ground.That being said. 

Homes in need of repair or renovation can still be found at competitive prices, creating significant upside for those willing to invest the time and resources.Rental Market Backup: Investors also have the benefit of Indianapolis’ strong rental market as a fallback option.

However, once I decided to rent it out, I focused on analyzing the rental market in the area, ensuring the property was priced competitively to attract reliable tenants while generating steady cash flow.