What most people do not understand is many of the products made overseas when tested (not saying LL did this) they use a different product than what they produce.

Is there a business you can simply push up and increase revenue by a lot to produce the money you want to invest? 

@Jay HinrichsI was gonna say marketing budget for the top producers is six figures

An investor focused agent should also be able to help you determine what the future performance of a property looks like by producing you a nice proforma with budgets and projections.  

She is old-fashioned (using paper and pencil), but she is not super expensive and works to produce the plans quickly.She is:http://dragonarchconsulting.com/

It'll be a bit riskier than buying something already renovated, but if you have the right team and numbers in place you could pick up some more equity on day 1, have less money out of pocket, and have something that produces some cash flow. 

I sometimes use Loopnet.com for quick examples of multifamily properties in different cities and the cap rate they produce, including the calculation itself.  

It's gone pretty bland without innovative ideas, creative financing, creative ways to advertise, success stories, all the focus is on very bland investing.

There could be better options where you can still keep your monthly a bit lower with a higher income producing separate unit.Hope this helps!

You'll need to produce evidence that the unit was left in a condition that didn't require cleaning.