The quality of modern lumber is simply far inferior to the quality of lumber they were using to build homes in the early and mid-20th century.

Complicated rooflines, modern details that require a bunch of steel framing, excessively large great rooms, spa-like bathrooms, etc would push you into the $1,000-2,000 range.  

If you can get a property with a more modern floorplan at a similar price I would go for that.

You can figure out how much your shopping center is worth like this: Value of Property = $100,000 / 0.05 = $2,000,000But here's the tricky part: You don't get to decide the cap rate, it's decided by the market, kind of like how fashion trends decide what clothes are cool.

The most passive investment, not that good one but totally part of my journey.Those days I had a 2 years old toddler and I was a photographer, I photographed for fashion magazines, e-commerce and for startups.A year after, 2019 I’ve decided to have my second daughter2020, Covid is in the air.A 3 -year-old toddlera 1 year old baby girlI made my second out of state investment, this time in England. 538 sqft, Nice cashflow, not amazing, bottom line not a good investment at all - bought it with Real Estate Investment Mentors which recommended this property.

An existing kitchen layout might work well for adding a dishwsher or microwave hood for example allowing it to be made functionally modern without a major rehab.

Modern farm house look.. take a look at my new builds paint jobs  www.ivyridgeestatescanby.com  also landscaping putting a couple tiny plants does not do it in my mind.. but I know out in the mid west etc landscaping is very minimal compared to what we offer here in the NW or what buyers expect. 

Additionally, we repainted the interior of the house, giving it a fresh, modern look.

For example, in the modern banking system, US Treasury's are actually treated as money, they perform monetary functions.Crypto currency could be treated in the same way. 

Vintage charm and modern demand.