Take a leisurely walk through home depot or Lowes.

I'm also a big fan of gardening.

The issues I ran into was the local market was already flooded with STR's and in order to be profitable you had to stand out with a home that was either near an attraction (ie great view, Garden of the Gods, Downtown, or a College) or the unit had to have amenities (Hot tub, Instagram Wall, Pickle Ball Court) that would place your listing far and above other similar listings.I think you should strongly consider if you more interested in moving away and starting a life somewhere else, or in creating a cash flowing investment to supplement your income? 

That's what I'm telling myself at least...syndicating value-add garden style apartments here in NJ. 

If you have a multi-family property, then you have to figure out how to make the tenants share the responsibility or you hire someone to handle it for them.You have to consider insulation, maintenance of weather stripping on doors and windows, servicing the boiler/furnace, winterizing sprinkler systems, disconnecting garden hoses from hose bibs, and much more.It's very risky to manage rentals from a distance.

I'm particularly passionate about New Brunswick and Ontario.Outside of real estate, I enjoy gardening, hiking, cooking, and travling.Excited to learn and connect with you all!

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I've mainly looked at Home Depot/Lowes for flooring and larger items and got hardware like knobs, faucets from amazon/wayfair but curious to hear where you all get your materials fromAlso, need to get a double vanity for master bathroom, any recommendations?

In my expensive market I've seen folks get creative by renting gardening space, Ie raised beds,some tools.

By estimating costs per hour, and getting ideas on how much a roof could cost, or even price out a new furnace or a/c unit from Home Depot.