What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Add in the effort involved.  

I wouldn't consider buying real estate if I didn't have $160K cash in hand.

Cash flow is definitely the biggest challenge; both in terms of finding properties to buy that cash flow with a loan on them and just company wide given interest rates and labor/material is up and, at least where I'm at in Jackson County, MO, taxes are way up too. 

How are you handling the new LAIC requirement in Cleveland?

I had to redo a bathroom last year in a 2/1 in an occupied duplex I own and I spent $6,004 in labor and materials (10% off at HD/Lowes as a veteran, just didn’t do flooring and left the old vanity, doesn’t include the damage the leak did in the lower unit). 

Anybody has the historic yearly appreciation data on storefront retail spaces in mixed-use (with hundreds of residential spaces above) commercial real estate? 

Governor Greg Abbott today touted Texas as America's undisputed jobs leader for the third year in a row, with more jobs added in Texas in 2024 than in any other state.

I've had a BiggerPockets account for a little while but wasn't active at all in the past.

I own several in Alabama, including one in Bham.