It's almost like they tack on a few hundred dollars to the order and forget to charge sales tax

Investing is different from speculating, in that it’s data driven and therefor predictable and you have factors that play in that covers your downside and strengthen your chance of upside. 

So, winters are the traditional slow times for sales & rentals.

The goal is to slowly build a real estate portfolio and get to a point that I can eventually sale my business. 

. $450k-$500k Purchase price you will have a chance to cash flow a few hundred bucks in Colorado Springs but it won't be much. 

When they go on sale, I post them here but I pick some up.Coffee makers (broken carafes) and waffle makers.

On most small MF that get listed for sale, the owner lost interest years ago and management attention is in a steady decline until something triggers the sale.

My strategy would then be to lease at least two of the renovated units, increasing occupancy to 90%, which could improve the chances of securing favorable terms for refinancing.I haven't pitched it to the seller yet.

Without one, there is a small and remote chance that the existing system of insurance, mortgages and the US housing market as we've known it, is at systemic risk due to; over-financialization, risk aversion and regional fragmentation.

There's a good chance the issue(s) you face has already been discussed and answered.Ask questions in the appropriate forum.