So it still will end up costing you the equivalent of just renting there.

If you are making an appreciation play, then it's the equivalent of day trading on the stock market.  

Seeing and working a large volume of deals being an agent can be equivalent to years of experience you would get only being an investor.

The real estate equivalent would be the “ money partner”, or silent partner, while the non money partner would be the “operating partner”.  

Meanwhile, deliveries totaled 2,679 units, the equivalent of 3.7 percent of total stock, earning it another fourth rank among the metros on this list.During the first quarter of 2023, developers started construction on 4,120 units, 17 percent below the unit volume that broke ground during last year’s first quarter—4,962 units.

For me to spend $3600 on info i can acquire on my own would mean i am spending an equivalent of 1.2% of the purchase price (300k property).

The appreciation just isn't here for Ocala OR Gainesville because not only does the LAND not appreciate, but the market dictates STALE rent because supply seemingly doesn't decrease or increase.The funny thing is that an equivalent duplex in Gainesville would run you exactly $85,000 + $5,000 in renovations (50th percentile average deal).I always try to make sure that my deals are at least better than 80% of my competitors, so I am essentially looking for an 80th percentile deal in markets that FAVOR the investor.The difference between Tampa and both of those cities is that the LAND in many of the more affluent parts of Tampa has appreciated a somewhat ridiculous amount over the last several years.

Make sure the due diligence shows you it will cash flow after rehab (which means getting rental comps of the turn-key equivalent properties in the area).

My tenants in the studio ADU are paying almost equivalent to our portion of the PITI.  

We've taken an equivalent of 2 months rent for security deposits and when the tenants paid on time and were decent in every way we refunded half of their deposit.