Purchase price: $515,000 Cash invested: $26,500 3 Bed/ 2.5 Bath 1850 Square Foot new build townhouse in appreciating area of Charlotte.

Then it will receive feedback from data such as click-through rates and booking rates to determine if it is a top property.With this I suggest that you take time during the slow season to scout your competition and upgrade amenities and photos to put your best foot forward.Obviously not everyone has the luxury to do this, but it will give your listing the best chance to take its place among the top results for your sub-market.Others may have valid opinions to the contrary, and I suggest you consider what you know about your market.

If you want a restaurant in there, typically, as the landlord, you are footing the hood system, walk-in cooler/freezer, fire suppression and overall fixture work for the tenant.  

For me to get them to offer interior design pallet with all items to buy in every room of my 1800 sq foot cabin along with color pallete, everything down to light fixtures was going to cost me around 5K for their services.

In this case, your price per square foot would be $167, and you could estimate the value of each property using this formula.You can then make adjustments up and down, such as if you have a pool in the primary, or if one house has no garage, or sit on a relatively bigger lot . . . 

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It would probably have to be a fairly cheap house (or duplex would be even better) but real estate is all about getting your foot in the door.

Because rents do not increase linearly with prices.

househackThere's many ways to get your foot into the REI door.

It's a good thing I'll be able to adjust rents up however, because operating expenses have gone way up also thanks to steeply increasing property taxes, insurance, utilities, lawn care, snow removal, appliances, hiring anyone to do anything, materials, price per square foot to remodel, etc. all goods and services have gone way up.