Waters muddied by scammers trying to trade difficult to evaluate assets (diamonds, metals, etc.) for real property4.

As a General Contractor I can do all my own work and get significantly discounted materials. 

With my young son, full-time W-2 job, the fact that I have been consuming a lot of educational materials until now, I just haven't been able to get everything on paper.But as I finish up The E-Myth Revisited, I think I feel comfortable enough to start putting everything to paper, start getting out into the area, and lining up some funding alternatives.Wishing everyone success!

If you materially participated in the rental this could be another strategy to examine.

The lender must review and approve the renovations in advance, and must inspect the completion of all items that cost more than $5,000.A borrower may request reimbursement for their payments for the cost of materials or for the cost of properly documented contract labor, but not for the cost of their sweat equity (labor).

@Chris Seveney Yes, I found their website, I have their marketing materials and I've talked to their broker.

Most times the water usage drop is significant and the residents are much more likely to notify you when they have a leaking toilet etc.We've also found that the expenses for the material and install is often recovered within two years or less.Sometimes we need to reduce the rent by $20-30 less than what we would otherwise be able to rent it for, but in some cases, it doesn’t affect the rent at all.

Then we followed up with a termite inspector he said the house was ok bc it made out concrete and the rest some metal part?

House #1 is rented out - tenant met all the requirements (income 3x the rent, over 600+ credit score, no evictions) when the PM screened rental applicants.

We got hit with some covid related delays sourcing some materials but other than it was great!