The annual rent increase is limited to 3.5% a year, however this year, we've spent about 35k in new siding for the building, a new floor for her apartment, a new fan, new stove and hood. 

Myself I am not personally a fan of Texas because of prop taxs and insurance..

I am not a fan as it would not give a homey feel or look.Anyway, I would love to hear cost-effective ideas for either the long term, short term, or both.Thanks for your time.

This is a place for people to gain knowledge and education and ask questions to get guidance.I have seen sites where GP’s are not allowed to comment on posts (or even see posts in some instances) that were from a ticked off investor and personally not a fan as if someone can throw shade at another person / company without any consequence and / or allow the other party to respond - I feel like it’s just another form of censorship which I oppose

I am also a big podcast fan so I've been doing the above books as audio books with the PDF guides to follow along and take notes.

Africa is "THE" resource goliath and China is leagues beyond everyone else in tapping such.

If its' long term appreciation (which I'm personally not a fan of betting on) you can look at it as, if you put a small 3.5% down payment using FHA or Fannie Mae, and your property appreciates on average at 3% a year.

I believe it's a really expensive fixture vs the ceiling fan. 

Big fan of Dallas & Houston -- what's your target annual returns on an investment property?

Normally I'm not a fan of selling, but I would ask if this property cash flows.