So when I first started, I literally made a spreadsheet of how investing in real estate was better for college planning than 529 plan.

I would love to get a property in the NW DC that is run down, add additional floors and then make it an apartment building.

CT isn't cheap so if you plan on doing it there you are going to surprised at how poorly you do. maybe in the suburbs I'm not sure but as much as I know people call us from CT and everyone is rich and has lots of money and things are expensive out there. build to rent is a great model. we build 3 story walk up infill and keep it to the residential side. 3 units is the most units before it's commercial and you need engineering, etc. check comparable and things liek that. we came up with this design a year ago and we sold 10 if you want to talk further please DM me happy to connect. there are some great build to rent conferences. we went vertical not horizontal with it to save on build costs and design to fit on any infill lot. this fits on a 3500 square foot lot. most lots in our area are 30x120 or 30x150. in miami where I live now they are 50x100 or so. but any infill lot we can pretty much get this one on. there are some great build to rent conferences coming up too that if you like this topic I'd recommend attending I'm sure you'd learn a lot.  

Hi all investor here with a sfh property in Oklahoma, I have been having ongoing plumbing issues almost every week with toilet clogs etc since last year, and recently they had to repair the sewer lines and had to excavate the backyard and living room floors costed me tens of thousands of dollars.

Or should I grab plans from a local builder and work with their architect to modify the plans to more of my style?

Cash invested: $18,000 Sale price: $32,000 '69 trailer fix and flipNew flooring in kitchenAdded ACNew windowsAdded GarageNew interior panelsBathroom reno What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We don't plan on growing our portfolio anymore.

An example is on one permit I had plans for electrical, plans for gas, plans for AC condenser.

If you plan on buying additional property, you should indeed go on more calls to assess and meet the repair person so that you understand the problems as they arise.  

My two year at the time old grab the edge to help stand up from the seated position on the floor and the glass stop slid off and almost caused severe harm.