Quote from @Nate McCarthy: Quote from @Tim Delaney: You have a lot going on there and I’m not sure I fully understood your thought process.

Historically, the "...best time to purchase a home is always five years ago."

The seller is out of state and even visited the project a few times to check on the progress which I think helped him feel good about the whole deal as well. technology made the whole process a lot easier in the interim.

Then there's paint....for a long time, it was shades of brown/tan/beige, then went to gray (around 2015 as I recall, then back to the brown shades.I like the herringbone, maybe we will stop seeing Subway tile everywhere for a while...?

A few of my classesmates found them to be a waste of time and money.

You’re able to learn the basics of a real estate investment with lower risk and build equity at the same time.

Unfortunately this market doesn’t appreciate that quickly, but I possibly may do that in 2-3 years depending on the market, debt pay down and the interest rates at that time. 

Out of state investor, first time in Oklahoma, can't decide between the two.

Organic will always be 2 to 3 times higher.  .    

These items depreciate in value over time.