Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.

Quote from @Kevin Cole: @Andrew BoscoI would like real estate to be a part of my wealth building strategy.

I looked into a program that is called the rei accelerator and they said they will guarantee me a deal of a 60+ unit apartment building in the next 4 months and i will get to a closing table and generate $20,000 a month off my first deal with working with them.

The past tenant was a hoarder and the apartment has not been lived in or touched since 1999 (26 years)! 

Follow all safety requirements your Insurance Company plus city and county require.This usually includes childproof access and alarms.

Quote from @Kaushik Sarkar: Hi,I am looking to invest first time with a turnkey developer,  who is buying the land and building a multi unit commercial retail center and some apartments.

Presenting these insights to clients sets you apart from the competition.

I was wondering is starting off with an 2-1 apartment for around 75000$ in Gainesville Fl is something I should look into 

@Shayan Sameer,The really brief answer is that most of TN is pretty affordable apart from Nashville, which is an expensive, supply-constrained metro.The median home price in Chattanooga, for example, is about $300,000, which is a little above your $200,000 budget.

If falling apart replace with cedar wood posts and stain.