We dressed them up with a few cans of primer and paint, new Broan range hoods from Amazon ($80), new cabinet hardware and they look amazing.  

From that point on, I would plan on spending money on Amazon on three different kinds of books: personal finance, real estate investing, and basic home maintenance and improvement.Mingze, househacking from the start is just one way.

Purchase price: $74,500 Cash invested: $12,000 Single studio apartment.

Purchase price: $78,500 Cash invested: $12,000 Bought a single occupancy studio apartment that will be rented out.

So I understand @Stanford Neal Mead only if we could have bought a crystal ball from Amazon back then, SMH.

@Bhuja Parikh,You can still find good SF in suburbs of Austin in 175K range.You are right, SF is better investment than condosNot sure how much more quick appreciation you will get in Austin, need Amazon HQ2 for quick appreciation :)What is your property criteria...

Figure $30,000 renovate/upgrade it as a garage/storage unit.So what you're saying is that the house would be more valuable/marketable if the ADU was a useable garage (figure all in basis of $780k) rather than if it was a livable space/rental or studio (all in basis of $850k)? 

Amazon just built a warehouse in the salt lake valley , also a Facebook facility is going up in eagle mountain this year.

Current revenue streams:1)W2 Job- Licensed Insurance agent for Property & Casualty and Life2) Amazon FBA/Ebay selling3) Window Cleaning Biz- Have two clients so not much revenue coming from thisI have been really procrastinating on doing my notary class.

That will increase the profit by quite a bit.In the meantime, now it seems that Amazon's HQ2 will make it's impact in NYC soon, the Appreciation will continue.