Real estate is a long term wealth building strategy and in that one year you can learn a lot about home improvement and land lording. 

The property has done quite well and has appreciated nicely over the last couple of years as I’ve gone through and improved things unit by unit.

We improve the kitchen and the patio but just because we live here.

Are you seeing any emerging trends or opportunities tied to these lifestyle improvements, such as increased demand for certain property types or neighborhoods?

It might be an improvement over TikTok influencers and self-proclaimed gurus, but not by much.

Hope NOI and CoC will improve in the near term, until then avoid putting any new money.

Places like Leander, Cedar Park, and Georgetown are seeing incredible infrastructure improvements and population spikes.

Small improvements or updates can justify slightly higher rents too.

Before renting, I need to complete a few improvements to the townhome, such as landscaping and replacing the flooring in the bedrooms.I have a few questions and would appreciate any advice: What should I look out for during the home inspection and closing process on a new-build property?

That would mean a return of $253*43 - $8735 = $2144, which translates to a yield of 12.49% over that period (plugged those numbers into 10bii) or a CoC of $2,144 / $253*43 = 20% +/- a few basis points to account for cost of capital.By using this system we got about a 2%-3% improvement from the original 10%.