The problem is you can't afford to properly make repairs when you are dealing with the lower tier properties and go with the cheapest bids doing nothing but putting duct tape on issues that will become recurring or believing you are making the repairs correctly but use inferior labor and materials because its all the property can absorb cost wise.  

There are circumstances that having a low downpayment is beneficial, but personally, I'm not a fan of PMI if you can afford the 20%.

Currently situated in San Diego and can only afford rent for now because house prices in SoCal are bonkers.

Seeing as how in today's society the rich get richer and incomes aren't keeping up with the stock market, people in rich areas can afford richer rents.

Keep in mind that I am selling them as affordable fixer uppers and usually only address any health, safety, and functionality issues.

Mozeo is a fairly user-friendly software, and very affordable.

Odds are your newer builds are on the outskirts of a city into the suburbs where people fight to get a property if it’s affordable.

In addition, some of those fire victims can afford to pay top of market price for homes. 

Durham tends to offer slightly better cash flow opportunities compared to Raleigh, especially if you’re targeting neighborhoods that are up-and-coming but still affordable.

Furniture that is sturdy and holds up is important.