Very simple adhesive that you can grout right away after setting the tiles.

Unless your deposit is high enough to replace a vinyl plank floor, you really have to get by and check for felt pads on all furniture and install them if there are none...self-adhesive pads...once tenants are in.

I get that in that market isn't just cash flow and there could be a big pay day if you cash out and property values have gone up.My overall goal is to get long residual income.

Then you have a residual value as your net worth or with several exits available to you. 

Originally posted by @Isca Harmatz:hello, I just moved to the states and im looking forward to study the real estate market over here. i already have some real estate background from back home (israel) and i want to continue my plan of buy and hold investing in the states.i just moved to the silicon valley area (yes one of the most expensive areas there are there are) so i first need to learn where and how the people around here invest and how do they do it.looking forward to learning a lotIsca Hi Isca, welcome to BP, real estate is certainly the route for wealth building and building a good residual for yourself.

I am recently married and want to build a residual income stream so that I can spend more time at home, with the ultimate goal of not having to travel for work at all.I am looking for a partner, but you can read about that on my profile, since no sales pitches are allowed here.

Welcome,Personally, I think "buy and hold" sets up residual income for you while flipping can be a quick return upfront.

And hope that someday I can build some residual income that will allow me to stop answering an alarm clock.  

So I'm trying to plan a strategy to take my residual monthly income to another level. 

I have also found that the investors who stand the test of time do so because of their residual income... so it's always wise to have some rentals cranking in that cashflow!