Choose properties needing minor upgrades to build equity.

A few showings, one low ball...but this time of year in that area, things just slow down. 

So the Janitor usually wins, defined as making more passive income than your expenses, because his expenses start off so low and stay low.Unfortunately, after you play it a while, you get to know what to look for, like when that one stock becomes available for, I forget, $3 or something ...

Choose a multifamily or single-family investment approach, consider low cash flow priority, and monitor interest rates and seasonal timing.

Then focus on improving your interviewing skills to help you build a solid team on the ground wherever you do choose to invest.

With good credit and a relatively low LTV, they may price comparably. 

When someone who is not an electrician wants to do electrical work and you choose that because it's cheaper, don't you already know the answer?

And Sec8 sounds great, but comes with it's own issues.Add it all up you get a low dollar, but high headache strategy, which is a challenge that gets amplified, especially when you are operating remote.

In terms of feedback from our team, we’re leaning towards buttoning down the hatches, keeping rent increases low, and focusing on maximizing occupancy in our New England markets.

But I also realize many people choose the direction of Appreciation first.In my hometown market (not Pittsburgh, but central NJ area), few small to mid size multi family properties could come close to cash flowing positively.