Alternatively they can purchase a portfolio of occupied homes at a discounted price because the seller of the portfolio in most instances first tried their hand at selling the homes individually to the owner occupant and after experiencing 13-15% in disposition fees and expenses realized its not worth the effort and better to package the assets and sell discounted to another investor.Keep in mind, most of these SFH's are in stagnant markets meaning limited appreciation and if you ever took the time to look at an amortization schedule  there's no meaningful principal paydown for many years.

I see a few abandoned nursing home type places in rural areas, and always think as I drive by, would a good repurpose of them being senior living, or veteran living, or just plain affordable housing living? 

Actually, it is the President who drives tax policy. there has never been a major tax bill that was not initiated and supported by the President that I can recall.

Im open to conventional financing or seller financing.To find properties, you can network with local agents and brokers, join local real estate investment groups, use online platforms like Zillow, Realtor.com, and Redfin, send direct mail campaigns, drive for dollars, network with property managers, and explore seller financing.Good luck!

My work is located in Louisville, Kentucky but I don't mind driving 20-30 or a little more.

People know that what you pay is what you pay is what you get.BTW - one of my lenders looked at 1100 deals since August 17th and did not find a meaningful change in buyer-side commission.

Don't be obnoxious, but a few open ended questions may give you good insight into what your unit may be lacking and what people do like about it, to help drive future upgrades and marketing, and maybe help compensate for a shortcoming in the short term too.

The demographics and map data don't take the students into account, but they're really what's driving the market.Low property values and ever-increasing student rents are a recipe for a market when you can pick up a duplex in decent condition for $150k, and rent it for $500/bed (that's an EGI of $36,000 annually for a 3/3 duplex).

Various sites have been red-tagged due to code compliance violations, including permits not being issued before the commencement of work, construction debris and trash lying around the worksite, plus other reasons.Below is a link to my Microsoft One drive, where I have made available PDF copies of publicly available information regarding their financial position. https://1drv.ms/f/s!

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1q4nmVmKhA2nkpnB7...