Things like the real hardwood floors, claw foot bathtub, and stylish kitchen.

The Real Estate Guys do a great newsletter with lots of high-level information about the economy and how it impacts real estate.  

Even still, it could be said that I've still lost money due to my time on the tools instead of prospecting as a real estate agent (the cost of lost opportunity).If you can truly do 80%-90% of the work yourself (at acceptable quality levels) and you aren't sacrificing your time where you can get better returns for your efforts, then yes, it can work even up here in Canada.

Hey everyone,I’ve been working on building software to automate the process of collecting and organizing data from public records searches and maintains a database of real estate wholesaling leads. 

Quote from @Clint Miller: Seller financing opens up great opportunities for real estate investors, but coming up with the down payment can still be tricky. 

Hey Axel, Would love to give my two cents if it would be helpful at all.Peoria, IL - Probably the healthiest market of the three with a lot of middle-income rental rates available and opportunities for good cash flow.

Quote from @Vincent Pflieger: Hey everyone,I’ll keep this short and would love to hear from investors who have successfully leveraged a HELOC to scale their real estate portfolio for both short-term cash flow and long-term wealth building.I’m about to unlock $200-250K in HELOC from my primary residence (a condo in NYC), and I know there’s a powerful strategy I can implement.My current plan:✅ Acquire a 10-15 unit multifamily in a mid-sized market (AL, TN, OH, etc.), targeting a $700-800K deal with value-add potential.✅ Use 20% from my HELOC for the down payment and finance the rest with hard money.✅ Force appreciation over 6 months, then refinance into a DSCR loan to pay off the HELOC.✅ Rinse and repeat!

But maybe he's just showing his real character. 

I also hold a couple of real estate forums in the area for people like yourselves to connect with service providers, GC's, etc. 

One of the other factors that kept me from pulling the trigger is that the city has never passed any real STR regulation.