The worst part is the foundation.

For reading, check out "Tax-Free Wealth" by Tom Wheelwright—solid, foundational insights on leveraging tax laws for real estate.

Curb appeal, neighborhood, etc.If you have a quality agent, they should point out potential problems like flooding, cracked foundations or walls, the neighbor's dead lawn, etc.

I no longer work from a place of scarcity.I set myself up for success and work from a place of abundance.I have built my cash buyer list to close to 5,000 buyers, invested into a coaching program for private lending, and developed multiple exit strategies to be ready for any situation that presents itself.It let's me earn $40k per deal consistently today and occasionally hit some $90k+ homeruns.Embrace your mistakes, learn from them, and adapt.This is the only way to grow. 

BP fam what are your thoughts on my scenario -- I bought my primary home for $335k 2 years ago and have put about 40k in upgrades (new double paned windows, new foundation, new metal roof, rain gutters).

They have built in so much margin on the fed rate right now to compensate for daily movement.

I think there are things you can learn to build a great foundation for managing your own units.

Once you've established yourself as a thought leader and built a solid reputation, it's time to unleash your investment opportunities upon your trusty investor list.

Yes, from what i see, the property taxes are a lot higher on newer house built in 2010 and after. 

Tenants will tell on each other and describe other issues that have been ignored or neglected that the inspector didn't see.Once I've built that rapport, then I start my rent increases.