Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

I recommend Simplisafe (roughly $29 a month - I've found the best and cheapest place to buy the system is at Sam's Club).

It’s a smart choice if you want to streamline operations and ensure a consistent, high-quality guest experience without being hands-on 24/7.I'd be happy to share more ideas.

It goes to your preference, of course, but whichever can produce the greatest ROI should be considered.There are many markets in Michigan, for example, where it is cheaper to buy an existing house and fix it up than it is to build new.That may not be the case where you are at or through the construction suppliers and contractors you may have access to.To Your Success!

I was thinking about buying the land (maybe it is 20-30k for the .25 acre lot), finding a builder in the area, and seeing if I could build a ~1,250 sq ft 3/2 single family house and see if I could make the math work. 

Let people know you are buying real estate.

Great interior pictures and someone does a drive by and exterior is in poor shape, no one in buying it. 

Sorry for the tough love, but not buying the above.You & your wife's salaries should cover your expenses, while the income from your remodeling gigs should be saved.Recommend you review EVERY dollar you made and what you spent it on in 2024.

The process of buying, rehabbing, and stabilizing a property remains the same whether it's a duplex or a 50-unit building, but the upside is greater at scale.

They can be great to own but lots of analysis goes into choosing the best ones to buy .