Maximize your W2 earnings, get a 2nd job, swallow your pride and live at home (if that's an option), don't spend a dime on anything if it is not food, housing, or transportation, and pile up money. 

A sweet couple had moved in just 2-3 weeks before they sent "This morning I went to change our cat's water and food and noticed there were ants everywhere in and around the food..."  

Hi everyone, thank you everyone for the pointers and the food for thought!

Ybor has been up and coming for years, so much to do around great Cuban food, trolleys, new bars.

My thoughts are a fast food restaurant with a small apartment building on the other side. 

As for value, a similar property down the street sold in the mid $800's in Q4 of 2023.Closed in December on a 6-plex in Berkeley with an in place 9 CAP, with 3rd party property management in place.I am in contract on a 4-plex in the Adams point area of Oakland, within walking distance to Whole Foods.

Food for thought…Randy 

I'm sure Jay will have some feedback for you, but here is some food for thought, as well as some comments:We hope investors are not purchasing these "low down" properties only because they are low on their cash reserves.  

They paid on time (ate my food  lol) and still stay in touch.

Think, the USDA brining armed feds to shut down Amish farmers for selling their unpasteurized milk, or the FDA allowing harmful chemical additives in our food that are banned in hundreds of other countries.