if hvac is really, really old, you could try shopping a "home warranty" that doesn't have hvac caps and exclusions and just get it for "systems." i know AHS used to offer those a while back, but even they started capping to to 3k or something silly.

Then once you have your golden ticket (pre approval letter) from the lender then you can begin looking for homes with a realtor and go shopping.

@Evan Polaski You are 100% right, the market and location is much more important than the age and condition of the property itself for the reasons you stated, even in the best markets there are some bad areas.I don't know if there is a clear definition of the property classes, what I consider class B is built after the mid 80's, and will be somewhere you feel comfortable walking at night, fairly close to shopping and amenities, and have a good amount of middle class renters. syndicators will always point out all the positives, you have to do your own research on the neighborhood, income level, comps and crime. 

I’ve considered the idea of shopping it out to wholesalers, or even listing it, but I went into it with the intent to rent and I’d like to see that through if the numbers make sense.

No wonder we go for realtor-contractor-PM self-help way rather than blindly trusting a one-stop-shop to make the most for us.

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I was very happy to close up shop, sell all of the furniture, take my car back and renovate the house to place a nice family in the house.

You can shop around for your own insurance and hopefully get a better rate.

Welcome to the forum @Jordan Bemboom - always happy to network and talk shop.

If the home sales start to increase it would be around late 2025 so by early to mid 2026 that would be your window to refinance and pull out some equity.You would probably see the rental market increase by late 2024 as the initial plant managers and workers move to set up shop.