Maintaining the property is virtually the same as running a household.  

Most of the others are self-employed professionals, such as doctors and accountants...""...On average, we invest nearly 20 percent of our household realized income each year.

I have completed renovations on houses, condominiums, apartments and even restaurants.  

Do you require that household income be a certain percentage of the rent in order to qualify them?  

Buy a home or condominium unit in a VA approved project.Build a Home.Simultaneously purchase and improve a home.Improve a home by installing energy-related features or making energy efficient improvements.Buy a manufactured home and/or lot.My Thoughts: Condominiums – Personally, I will not buy a condominium.

I had the pleasure of growing up in a second generation real estate agent house hold.

For budgeting purposes, does anyone know how much a condominium renovation cost per sq. ft?

:) A national credit tenant has certain needs, and your property would need to meet a majority, if not all, of those needs e.g. population, household income, location, traffic, etc.In addition, many national retailers need to be in A+ to A- locations with B properties often a secondary option in unique situations.My recommendation would be to figure out who your national credit tenant audience would be for the individual units in the property and then research their new location criteria.

I guess everyone of us believe that our own backyard is the Holy Grail which is Crash Proof. lol.In all seriousness, I like your goal of increasing your networth by $250k / year from pure appreication as this is what the top 5% Silicon Valley household makes per year.Originally posted by Account Closed:I really want to be a smart a$$ and call out those, who said the net worth figure is worthless, are clueless.

A lot of people on the podcasts who start out with "no money" had someone to ask for money (mom/dad) or at least a two family household.