However I can say this .. our purchase price of the asset BEFORE rehab is far greater than what these homes are selling for after rehab.. so you can imagine the quality difference and tenant base differenceI too fell for the blue collar  bread and butter neighborhood pitch when I first got in to this in the early 2000's..... there is absolutely no correlation about blue collar and consistent rent.  

Ultimately I have determined that my LTR portfolio will continue to be my bread and butter but we may try to get a STR as a supplement.

There were almost zero pictures/art on the walls. 5 mugs, 3 glasses, 6 forks, no spoons, one knife (cutting), 3 butter knives.

Bread and butter of REI.

It has never been my bread and butter.

If you have a bread and butter SFR in Charleston and it is purchased right you could potentially flip it for a good return as the inventory is still pretty low even though the market has softened slightly. 

Smart Siding or cement siding instead of basic hardboard, Cheap Vinyl windows or a higher grade window, if you're building in Texas - Class IV shingle or a cheap 3 tab that will need replacement the first golf ball sized hail storm that rolls through, thoughtfulness that went into rain runoff/drainage etc then use your judgement.Are the interior doors cheap hollow core synthetic materials with an engineered wood frame or did they use solid wood frames and MDF for the trim or did they use a quality hardwood less prone to damage like Oak/Ash etc.I'm probably going into too much detail, however I pay attention to small things like that as in this new construction build I want to idiot proof as much as I can.

They also make a synthetic paper that is stronger and better than roofing felt,,tar paper for the golden oldies like me....

During the days leading up to the closing of the buy-back, we sent Thank-you emails to ABC Baltimore and Maverick to butter them up.

I bought synthetic mattress covers that are supposed to take care of this, however I did see this product on shark tank:https://buggybeds.com I've never had any "bug" related issues in 3 years.Mike