Personally, I've felt the investment has been poorly run in almost every possible way.

I've done enough personal home projects to know, if I find a deck company it'll be 2k, but a GC will charge me 2.5k to over see it...

Personally, my primary residence has appreciated around 6% in market value and I live in Levittown. 

Best to evaluate this question on paper with an experienced broker.

I got a deal on labor as I know the contractor personally and helped out a bit with the project.

@Ritu MahajanBuild a solid local team, including contractors, property managers, and lenders experienced with BRRRR.

We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller,  but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy  

One person wants to buy borrower money.

Trying to understand the strategy for investment properties with next gen configuration from the experienced. tysm in advance.

I am still personally buying rentals but I am not expecting much in the way of cash flow at the moment.