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.

I like the cap rates and it's very attractive. 

The key components that can make Whole Life (or other forms of high cash value accumulation life insurance) attractive are:Tax advantages similar to a roth ira - when you look at the potential after-tax yields over time, this is hard to beat.

However, the management of tenants are more and possibility of conflicts could be higher.As for renting the whole house, rents would definitely be lower, since not many household or single individuals can afford paying for the whole house, so most likely you will be attracting a family with children.

Unlike, an independent GC, who undertakes a broader array of projects, Curbio’s project experience will be more uniform and consistent over time (e.g. focusing on a core set of projects, with similarly attractive traits: impactful; reduced complexity; reliable sourcing; etc.).The “as-is” investor approach that you describe should work, as you would have all of the criteria necessary to be deemed a “qualified-prospect” for Curbio, e.g.: sufficient equity to cover a min $15K budget and ample up-side potential to deliver a sufficient positive ROI.

Is one more attractive than the other to potential tenants?

Despite these attractive features, I've encountered challenges in securing qualified renters, as the property has been on the market for the past 30 days.

., you should be getting enough volume of leads if the price is even somewhat attractive.

In his podcasts Sean is big on taking action, which is attractive to me. 

In an effort to create some credibility and attract investors, I recently published a website through Squarespace.