A travel nurse, for example, would typically stay 90 nights on a single contract.

. #1 alone would typically cost you $4000-$4500Ask for a itemized list of what things would cost + his laborThis would help see where your $$ is going  $4,000 just in labor for the fence?? 

I have 100% equity in a home valued at about 400k.

@Hiyun Park only experienced investors can DIY everything in Class C Midwest areas like Detroit, Cleveland, St Louis, etc.Hopefully the info below will help you:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

@Zeina Awad Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

If you decide to sell, you will only have paid a little more in interest over the remaining time that you are in your home.   

Purchasing a fully furnished 3-bedroom home minutes from a large hospital and a SUNY University.Whom (at the hospital) would I contact to determine if there is a market for mid term rentals.

It is in livable condition but needs cosmetic repairs.We are currently paying $1600 on a $220k mortgage and we want to sell and move to this home, but we would only net about $7-10k on the sale of our home. 

The last year we've probably seen the best appreciation on homes at $10,000,000 and above. 

I put roughly 20% down on a $200k home, and am curious what steps I could take to possibly turn my original investment into a large portfolio within the next 10 years, when we're currently "low on liquid funds" after finishing up a wedding....