Renovated (mostly sweat equity) and rented with monthly cash flow of $570.

Part of the reason to build wealth is to not sweat 1-4 weeks of lost rent.

All the sweat equity finally dug me out of the hole and I was ready for some rentals.

I have a couple of investments in LA that I got at a discount (that ended up being a much higher discount after appreciation), and since I love getting my hands dirty, I usually put in a lot of sweat equity for anything I buy.

Don't sweat it.

The most popular way to speed up your real estate growth is to buy fixer-uppers, rehab them with mostly sweat equity, rent them out for significantly more than 1% of your total purchase price per month, and then refinance the property to extract as much money as possible for your next down payment.It’s doable, but you need to find the worst property on the nicest block, as this will play a significant role in your refinance discussions later.Let me know if you would like to chat more and learn about the Toledo market, which is well-suited for what you are looking to do.Best regards,Phillip DakhnovetsGuardian Property Management419-740-0370

If you have kids or pets, flat painted walls absorb stains, sweat/slobber, and are difficult to wipe down without damaging the wall. 

I did it a few times and it didn't work out.. cost to build these days including prefab homes are not cheap.. you need to compare the median price per sqft in the area you plan on doing it..It may work if you purchase a prefab shell and get some sweat equity to finish it off..

Sweat equity is the best way to add value to the deal.

We are very proud of the sweat equity we have in it!