Investing in real estate in actually starting, managing, and marketing a company. 

You can also do value add STR & Multi-Family Rentals by starting with distressed properties and using a bridge loan to acquire them with a lower down payment compared to a DSCR loan.Networking – Connect with local investors, wholesalers, and realtors in your target markets.

What is the market rent?

I joined various internet marketing programs and mentorships to find ways to transition from my W2 job.

They are just regurgitating marketing 101 trying to sell the holy grail. 

A few other houses (all single family houses) on the same street are on the market for rental and they (including my house) all get grouped and nestled under one cover listing as “units” of an apartment complex.

In a really good market, an investor can achieve 1% of the money invested.

If it’s a 2 bedroom on paper and a 5 bedroom in reality, then this is a significant problem and is probable a big reason why you say it’s been sitting on the market.

If, through the process of renovating the property, the market shifts, do you have an alternate plan for the property, whether it be to live in it until the market improves, or convert it to a rental property, etc. 

They have been managing fine, although not too busy, I guess because of the market.