Hey ladies and gents! I don't know how many of my Wisconsin people this will reach but I'm thinking of investing in the Sheboygan area this spring. I don't know much about it besides there's a plethora of churches, ba...

Here are a few things that I like about the neighborhoods in Indy compared to other states: high rent-to-home-value ratio, consistent and gradual city development, relatively low property tax and insurance cost, affordable renovation service cost.From my experience, it's possible to find deals that meet 1% rule if you invest in *turn-key* duplex or SFH here, but they are harder to find, and could potentially slow down you from scaling up.

Quote from @Mike Grudzien: Two thoughts:1) stay in your STR for a day or two and you'll discover things it needs or that would be nice to add2) use several touch-points to communicate with Travelers/Guests.

You could put in a range of numbers for purchase price and closing costs, renovation expenses, and expected returns and you could very quickly get a range of projected return on investments (although an excel spreadsheet could easily do this as well), but I'm sure as technology develops we will see even more sophistication in AI's ability to assist in deal analyzing.

The home is in a nice area with good school.

I'm under contract for a nice double and was hoping to use part of the money for my portion of the down payment.

Also, from what I read in Bloomberg, midterm rentals near major hospitals can sometime command a decent premium.. especially if they include some nice furnishings.Little Tweaks Count: Even minor upgrades, like new door locks or a fresh coat of paint, can help you justify a stronger rent.Driving for Dollars & Networking..

I have a close associate with a large project there and the local banks have turned off the spick-et on funding his developments and these are very large multi thousand acre deals.

To be owner builder without hiring a gc you will first need to have 3 completed in the last 36 months or can just developer rather than owner/builder  I'm not currently at the phase of transitioning into a home builder, more trying to learn the steps of how to better set myself up for success.

I think "unlikely" is a nice way of saying it.