Ideally, a location near a hospital or other attractive amenities is ideal.The upfront investment you would need is the Security deposit and 1st months rent, and cash to furnish the unit.

Our interest in the Donna Kay deal in Nashville, TN, was driven by:Strong Market: Nashville's robust real estate market.Profit Potential: An ARV of $315,000 presented a clear profit opportunity.Location: The property's desirable neighborhood added to its appeal.Collaboration: Partnering with Seth Choate provided local expertise.These factors made the deal an attractive investment for Partner Driven.

Our interest in the Donna Kay deal in Nashville, TN, was driven by:Strong Market: Nashville's robust real estate market.Profit Potential: An ARV of $315,000 presented a clear profit opportunity.Location: The property's desirable neighborhood added to its appeal.Collaboration: Partnering with Seth Choate provided local expertise.These factors made the deal an attractive investment for Partner Driven.

I can't address the accounting question, but from the listing perspective you always want to represent the property accurately, and make it as attractive and enticing as possible.

Here's homework - write down 5 ways that debt is positive and can help you.Having a free-and-clear investment property is not even always considered a great thing because it can attract the sharks, lawyers who see it as a huge dollar sign.... better to keep it mortgaged so it doesn't look so attractive.So yes you could look at it as shuffling around numbers, but your ultimate goal (as you stated) is to live off of your investment properties.

Using social media should attract some new members as not everyone knows about BiggerPockets.

Also seen the opposite where decent lot, decent price, looked clean, but when I got there must have been $100,000 in cleanup needed with all kind of trash and junk on that lot.I've never been to Harris county auction, but from what I understand they have multiple auctions and maybe even different locations depending on the precinct, so know where to go if you can.At one time there was a lady that would offer orientations at Harris county maybe 1 hour before the auction starts.When you are ready to bid, know how to pay. 

For as long as I can snag deals like this - https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/1193019-says-...And I know that you guys have similar numbers in Detroit, I couldn't care less about the "keyboard cowboy" data.Virtual $ex with Jenna (Old Playstation game and sorry ladies) is different to real life.Same as the online stats, demographics and data...They don't/can't show the real life micro economic data of tertiary cities.Well, they can but they aren't accurate just like Zillow isn't in my market.Micro is very different to MacroJust my 2 Aussie centsPeace, I'm out 🤠

The feature that’s most attractive to me would be having a unified payment system that could track and apply late fees.

Refinishing those wood floors will definitely help attract the right long-term renters.Financial MovesTaking out a $20k HELOC for the downpayment is a smart move, and having a plan to pay it off within 12-18 months shows you’re thinking ahead.