If you see a $220k listing for a duplex where each rent is $1000/month you see immediately that this deal is CLOSE TO 1% and that with negotiation or other improvements in rent or savings in expenses could meet or exceed that.

So, either adjust the price or improve the property.

An agent brought a property that would pay for itself and had the potential to increase rents and make non major improvements to increase rents.

The project was a success, our General Contractor, Better Touch Home Improvement did an amazing job.

I believe the play is to either improve the existing building and raise rents or the zoning allows for apartment buildings and the lot is considerably big, so maybe build new.

Before you jump 2 feet into the Real Estate Investing world, I challenge you to find a balance of continuing your drive toward real estate while improving your position at your current role.

We feel like this gives us a pretty good background to start, but by no means do we think we know everything we need to yet.The area around UCF has improved quite a bit in the last 10 years and home prices have risen considerably, but it seems like there are still some promising areas to find deals.

It was something like a 1 page JV agreement that he could have written on a napkin, and definitely not reviewed by an attorney.Maybe it's improved since then.

I'm doing some improvements before listing on Airbnb, including installing a small half bath in the attic bedroom.

What would you suggest on improvements and value adds for a self-serve car wash?