After designing over 100 flips in twelve states, here are the key areas in which we've found the best ROI on flips:1.

If you want to change the design, then do upon closing.

And to really take care of your mom use your annual gift limits to gift back to her the rent she pays. 

I've seen some property managers give out electric scooters, prepaid visa gift cards, or even small upgrades to their apartment (ex. a ceiling fan).Lastly, I agree with Obed’s point on retention.

First step is to hire a designer. 

CT isn't cheap so if you plan on doing it there you are going to surprised at how poorly you do. maybe in the suburbs I'm not sure but as much as I know people call us from CT and everyone is rich and has lots of money and things are expensive out there. build to rent is a great model. we build 3 story walk up infill and keep it to the residential side. 3 units is the most units before it's commercial and you need engineering, etc. check comparable and things liek that. we came up with this design a year ago and we sold 10 if you want to talk further please DM me happy to connect. there are some great build to rent conferences. we went vertical not horizontal with it to save on build costs and design to fit on any infill lot. this fits on a 3500 square foot lot. most lots in our area are 30x120 or 30x150. in miami where I live now they are 50x100 or so. but any infill lot we can pretty much get this one on. there are some great build to rent conferences coming up too that if you like this topic I'd recommend attending I'm sure you'd learn a lot.  

I can imagine it is pretty saturated.. but I would make sure you have top notch photos and design.

You magically get the seller to cover every single closing cost (A $12k gift, or a trick to get you to buy their problem.).

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Bankrate, the big perks of an FHA home loan are:Lower Down Payments: They typically require a smaller down payment than conventional loans, sometimes as low as 3.5% of the home’s purchase price.Lower Credit Score Requirements: They’re designed to help buyers with credit scores that might not qualify for conventional financing.

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