I had an electrician run wires in an attic, telling me up front that the house won't be up to codes, he's only doing the one or two things I asked.

Note when i do underwriting for my purchases, i run significantly more conservative underwriting (since 2022 i have been depiction $0 near term (5 years) appreciation for one example.  

I need some help wrapping my head around everything.

Most bookkeepers won’t work in it if you plan to outsource it in the future.QBO has every feature you need to run a business, excellent reporting features and integration with other software.

I run Raise the Standard Real Estate in Milwaukee, WI and we focus on investors servicing them from building a strategy, completing the transaction, and assisting with property management duties.

Quote from @Devin James: When running numbers on an investment property, I focus more on equity growth than monthly cash flow.Here’s why:If I can acquire a property at a low basis and add significant value, I can: 1) Sell and reinvest elsewhere 2) Cash-out refinance to recapture my investment.

How do we know that you aren't running a Trolling coaching business, and that this post isn't just reverse reverse trolling?

I found out their repair guy is also their home inspector... so he is checking his own work... it's shady shady shady... run away.  

That's not exactly an up and coming area -- I'd research who built them - can likely find that by going to the SG County Recorded Docs site or by seeing who pulled the permits during const -- Wichita has been on a duplex building boom -- look at the tax value -- They probably have that or less in it on the build - I also doubt they were built to be quality long term -- things such as the trim/cabinets etc -- they all look like the cheapest stuff a guy could buy - if the cabinets aren't oak and there is MDF or pine trim and pre-hung doors with engineered wood jams I'd run.  2-3 yrs ago for $180k -205 or so you could buy duplexes in Maize, Kechi, Valley center all day to builders that were selling them off to investors - not worth that in that area.

You run the numbers on targeted properties in specific neighborhoods, repeat a bunch of times, and something finally sticks.