When panels are producing, it pumps water from lower tank into upper. 

@Edward Suess-Hassman you won't be able to cashflow if you buy Class A or B property - unless it is a:1) Desperate seller and you get well below market price2) A major fixer-upper that you can invest your sweat-equity inYour other options are:1) Invest in Class C - but only do if you undertand 20-25% chance of tenant nonperformance and a lot of maintenance issues.2) You invest in another part of the country.DM us if you have more questions.

And what is your price point and are you looking for turn-key properties or something along the lines of a "fixer upper"?

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You could also try to change your plans to find away to better position yourself. 1) Find a fixer-upper and use the FHA 203(k) to finance the repairs in the purchase mortgage.

For someone in my situation, is it better to purchase a Turnkey property or a fixer upper using the BRRRR strategy?  

We often take over "turnkeys" and find them a bit of a mess.That's why we started doing BRRR Turnkeys for our clients where they buy a fixer-upper and we renovate to THEIR standards, find a tenant and manage for them.

So it's probably an expensive job IF I'm even allowed to do it.I'm house hacking this property by living in this basement and renting the upper rooms so I can prolong the decision for a year.

I can still get a "fixer upper" for 30k at auction.

I have 2 short-term rentals in WNC, one long-term rental in AZ currently for sale, 2 lots for sale, and a fixer-upper to be fixed.