You're going to have to locate markets that have a decent price to rent ratio.

At purchase they rented for $350 and I’ve incrementally raised rent however this is a low income area and county overall.  

I could probably rent the house as-is but I would hate for it to be an issue if there was ever a fire or something drastic.

Now many escrows will require that the seller sign off on the EMD release, which can be frustrating since most contracts say it should be a unilateral function (buyer automatically gets their EMD back if they cancel within the option period), but if a seller chooses to be a jerk and not sign it, the EMD could be frozen in escrow, so don't use your rent money for it. 

Hello everyone, I am reaching out to the BP Community for suggestions.My Portfolio100% owner of 7 SFH PropertiesGP in about 30 SFH properties(of which I own somewhere between 25% to 50%)All but two properties are managed by a PM CompanyNet worth of the above is about $2,000,000 - $2,500,000My IssuesI have many SFH's - Which take up time(Currently spending time paying property tax and insurance, requesting quotes on insurance policies and overseeing the PM Company(approve rent increases, approve renovation projects, etc).They also take up head-space(having to remember property addresses, remembering when property taxes are due)(I have reminders/systems but something I would like to reduce)Goals1) Spend less time on Real Estate2) Free up head-space2) Make $240,000 annually from real estate(Which I think is not to hard if I can increase my net worth and can get an 8% return)Possible Solutions1) Sell all the SFH's and buy 4-Unit Properties to take advantage of conventional financing2) Sell all the SFH's and buy one large apartment complex3) Sell al the SFH's and invest in syndications4) Sell all the SFH's and purchase stock / bonds5) Continue to hold all the SFH's6) Any other suggestionsOther Considations1) Should I consider private notes?

Hopefully rents start going up 2nd Qtr and into 2026 and 2027.What price range do you want to be in? 

@Khaled Seirafi I've invested in several things in real estate: residential, commercial, small multifamily, mobile home parks, short term rentals, co-living (rent by the room) and I just bought an assisted-living facility.

., 10-day notice to pay or vacate for nonpayment of rent).

Our initial goal has been to buy a property every time the Army relocates me (roughly every two years) and rent it out afterward.

It is a duplex and I live in one side and rent out the other.