Best of luck with your 6-unit deal and future investments!

I looked into this at more than one occasion, because Milwaukee has such an old housing stock, everything is 60-120 years old.Most of the new apartments we see are 4 and 5 star developments with very high rents, this allows to offset the high cost of construction a little better.

One key takeaway for future projects is the value of hiring professional painters.

If you consider Pittsburgh in the future I'm happy to talk about the market and help you get set up. 

I know for the forseeable future I will be based in Quantico, Virginia but I am definitely open to out of state investing!

As mentioned, I ended up telling her she can finish out the remaining 5 months of her lease via Zelle, but with the expectation that we switch to Avail if she renews (and Avail will be required for all future leases).I wasn’t sure about the legality of forcing her to switch to Avail since it wasn’t mentioned in the original lease I inherited from the last landlord.

For example, what is the cost of living now and projected in the future? 

I could care less if someone smokes marijuana but worried it might impact other tenants & future renters.What are my options, if any?

However, this could limit your ability to complete a future 1031 exchange with that property. 

So adding 2/3 equivalent properties that will have the opportunity to appreciate in the future, without mortgage, was the idea behind option 2 (+ renting out something in Seattle)