The price for these 4200 SF buildings are very low about $135,000 per unit leased at $1350 a month and they have high end custom finishes and private patios, covered parking for 2 vehicles and usually all individual meters.

Figure out who your "customer" would be and set everything up to target them.

Some examples are;-County website for actual prop tax bills-Tenant estoppels-Actual utility bills-Bank statements and tax records-Verify insurance premiums with your carrierSome say "Trust, but verify," I say "Trust that someone selling you something will only show you what you want to see.......So verify."

This is a single family home and was originally a primary residence before turning it into an long-term rental.Some strategies I'm considering to grow my portfolio are using a HELOC/1039 tax exchange to purchase a second investment property/multi-family property or refinancing my current investment property into a conventional loan to utilize another FHA loan for a primary residence (with the idea of eventually turning that into another long-term rental).I currently have a 7% interest rate, and am considering refinancing in the coming months if/when the rates drop.

Check out BiggerPockets Agent Finder that can help https://www.biggerpockets.com/business/finder/agents2) Utilize something like AirDNA.co to see their data for different areas you may be interested in.3) A simple way is to look at Airbnb and see if there are places listed in the complex you are looking in.

There is a high cost to renovating a non-restaurant space into a kitchen, especially if you need everything like grills, hood vents, walk-in coolers and grease traps in floors, not to mention the utilities to service all of the above.

Hemp is used as an insulation material, now sought after for custom homes.

In most cases they do not want the tenant paying greater than 30% of their income for rent and utilities.

. - Some credit bureaus and services (like Experian RentBureau or Esusu Rent) offer alternative credit reports that include rent payment history, utility payments, and other recurring bills.

- HELOCs are best utilized when they cover the entire purchase.