You also have opitons like Market Place or Outlet centers to buy appliances at a fraction of the cost to add a new look to a kitchen or bathroom. 

I wasn't sure of the exact best place to post this but thought I would try here.I am considering a 1031 Exchange into a fractional ownership investment set-up through a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) and am looking for any pros/cons or experiences in general from others who have invested in a DST.  

Building a brand new ADU can be just a fraction of the cost of buying a second unit.If you build an ADU on SFH lot, you can effectively rent out both units to be just as effective as a duplex by adding multiple income streams.Of course, location does play a part on how effective an ADU can be.

It’s not uncommon for a few hundred or low thousand dollars to get you fractional shares of dozens of properties that could even spread across multiple asset types, classes, and geographies.Some downsides of REITsSome considerations you may want to know about REITs before investing are:The returns tend to be on the lower side of private real estate investments, historically.6-9% is a comfortable range for a private REIT, which is good when you’re just getting started, but as you build more cash many will start to look at funds or syndications that have higher double digit return profiles.Customer ServiceUsually REITs are nameless and faceless to the investor.

There are just too many listings unless you drill down.Like when you search a zip code on Zillow or Realtor.com and there are 5k plus listings but you only see a fraction. 

With that in mind,  I started wondering if I could learn what they were supposedly teaching for a fraction of their cost and that's when I found the course "The Simple Man's Guide To Real Estate" by Bill Vaughn - it's not perfect,  its not all hyped up,  there is basically no fluffy bunny that is going to come and hold your hand and motivate you but if you want to learn,  check it out for yourself!!! 

Paint it, go to a window/door company and buy a used one you like for $20, go to home depo and buy/install a window in the existing door, buy a used one from Habitat and paint it.There are plenty of options that will look exactly like what you will get with a new door at a fraction of the cost.

Investment Info:Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment in Cincinnati, OH.We purchased 8-units in Cincinnati, OH via a partnership on Fractional.

@Jeff B.The rules are so byzantine that trying to account for the fractions of cents they are owed would be insane.

Hi Andre-Congratulations in showing an interest in real estate investing and I see you are in Lansing, MI (one of my favorite places to invest).I am right down the road in Ann Arbor.Anyway, if you are interested in getting your feet wet in real estate investing, there are fractional real estate investing options for non-accredited investors.I would start your search there and it would give you practice evaluating locations and different real estate opportunities.To your success!