I am coming near the end of this project and have already started plugging in some new addresses to run comps and get a jump on the ARV calculations to improve my experience going forward.

BP does not recommend investmentsPS: I recommend searching BP to see if anything as well as head over to passive pockets to see if any discussions there as well.

I see contemporary houses when I search and I wonder why people want to stay in a house that looks just like the one they have at home.As a PM in FL I agree with what you are saying of the need to stand out. 

You'll see rate improvements at 25% and 30% down for most loan products.

In other words, it may not really matter.I think it is also a fine line because even if I owned multiple properties prior to getting married, if my wife did ANYTHING to help with them, property management, sweat equity improvements, etc. then it can play a role.

While I don't see it on the IRS tax information, if I remember from the conversation with him, I think you have to buy properties that need significant improvement. 

Consider properties with value-add potential to boost rents and improve cash flow.Good luck!

Go to etsy and search for "rental property tracker" and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track up to 20 rentals.

Here's a little tidbit I noticed a few years ago that I thought I would share.  I'm giving a reverse example, as in I will show how my credit score dropped 59 points in one month because I forgot to do my "trick".The ...

So that was a low hurdle to improve on.