Because there was so much work to be completed I received quotes on the entire scope and it made it difficult to compare apples to apples.

**You have to have tight comps, and make sure you are comparing an apple to an apple.  

Make sure you're comparing apples to apples when it comes to quality of construction for cabinets, countertops, fixtures, flooring, etc.

Carefully vet the PM and understand their tenant screening process but know that no matter how good of a job a PM does in screening, bad apples can slip under the radar. 

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I am sure they are not but if left unsupervised bad apples in the bunch create more bad apples.On top of looking to invest in income properties, I had also been looking for a new single family home for my own family.

This being said my 2 finance properties will be under $50k/each and will still have decent cash flow on 15 year mortgages so it is not apples to apples as some people have more than that on one property.

Hello Cathy,Yes that area around the Domain and the Parmer Corridor where the new Apple campus is coming in would be ideal. 

Our STR uses a PM so it does not take more time than our LTRs but I do agree that it is not an apple to apple comparison which is why I also included our worst cash flow RE which is an LTR and I project the cash flow at just below $200/unit month (post rehab, my initial projections had cash flow projected at neutral before the value add).  

There is a big crab apple tree in front in full bloom right now, that is taller than the house -- it's gorgeous.