Then you come to the conclusion that it's more about the quality of life you live day to day and helping people try to achieve their dreams through investing.

Generally speaking, the better quality businesses will charge more because they have to...their cost of doing business is higher because they have all of the proper licenses, insurances, bonds, etc.Never ever ever take the lowest price...that guy is priced low for a really good reason.

By investing in quality renovations, I hope to enhance the value and appeal of my home, as well as potentially lower my insurance costs.Strategic Renovations to ConsiderAddressing Four-Point Issues: I've addressed the issues that needed to be rectified before obtaining conventional financing.

I trust no fund to do high quality Hard Money Lending that I will invest in nationwide. 

I have personally been involved in house hacking and furnished rentals for over five years, and it's been fascinating to see the quality of mid-term tenants we've had over the years.However, it's worth noting that in our area, the demand for short-term rentals on platforms like Airbnb and VRBO has declined in the past 24 months.

I never recommend out-of-state investors buy anything for less than about $55-75k all-in or, generally, it will be in an area that has a mediocre tenant pool with high turnover and bad turns when they leave; the price to rent ration doesn't matter when these items eat up your profit year after year.For multis, it's a little different, but I typically ask them to focus on units that rent for about $500-550 minimum to have an easy time managing them and finding quality tenants. 

I like what I heard and read about building a long-term relationship with the investor, with a high-quality product, excellent PM and quality tenants.

Existing tenant quality is subjective, and unfortunately, obtaining existing credit reports from prior owners may be hard to obtain.

It will be a hard sell for quality renters if the "bedrooms" and living area do not have windows, walls are too low or it overall feels dingy.

Driving pilings, sea wall retention systems, special sewer containment systems, home security, building quality, stainless steel fixtures for salt, etc.