Our water bill went down dramatically because tenants could no longer take 20 minute showers. 

Hey all, I've been looking for the data to support this but it's hard to find at the moment. I'm wondering what improvements would you guys consider the most important and which improvements increase the house value t...

Obviously that is going to dramatically affect the NOI, thus affecting the market value.

I agree with everyone to refi and pay off that credit card debt...when interest rates rise, and they will, your credit card payments are going to begin increasing dramatically.  

He wants to work with me and help me get into the real estate game but I'd love ideas for how to boost my value to the partnership besides the research and reading I'm doing. 

Ultimately that is the goal since once you starting living for free, your saving rates jumps dramatically allowing you to expand your portfolio that much quicker.

Pricing (both materials and labor) have dramatically increased since 2019 so that is the largest reason for your error in pricing.

The title is dramatic, but I do wonder if your typical mom-and-pop that's just starting out is going to be able to build a legitimate (cashflowing) rental portfolio in the current market with large institutional buyers snapping up everything in sight with cash at higher prices than ever.The 1% rule is all but gone where I'm looking.

The garage conversion estimates can fluctuate dramatically depending on the site conditions.

It is a huge boost for anyone who makes a lot of money, but does not have strong credit.