I have also told him that we would split the renovation and whatever percentage of the renovation each of us pay, then we will retain that percent in equity depending on the increase in assessed value, post renovations.

A lot of times people don't want to leave physical property though, if their heirs don't want to deal with it, or have to split it up, etc. so maybe spreading the cap gains out by using seller financing will be attractive.

Once we successfully closed those two deals, our reputation for closing deals grew, resulting in an increase in leads coming our way.

Affordable small housing communities that are designed to attract more aesthetic minded, higher income renters could overcome stigma that it's only for poor or low-class.

In an unexpected turn of events, the U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) market has seen a significant uptick in foreclosures, with a 17% increase reported in January.

Then paying the requested rent amount for the first 2years and then increasing 5% After the 3rd yr and lock that in for another 3yrs and increase by 10% the 5th-10th yr.

Starbucks has the ability to select upcoming neighborhoods for their stores to be built due to the fact they have a team specifically for this reason by using demographic and property data , buying up these locations before home prices increase in value with the average home within a quarter mile of a Starbucks rises in property value by 96% don't quote me on this, I heard all of this from a YouTube video so I was wondering if any fellow real estate investors have any evidence that this theory is true so we all could piggy back off this by looking into future Starbucks stores being built?

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

I can see the main attraction, being that you could make some nice money by having nothing to do.

I understand this is not an easy task as the price in those areas are increasing, but we're trying our best to keep the maximum budget at $500K for the primary residence.- We have started the pre-approval process with a lender and have a realtor we're working with to purchase the houseInvestment Strategy:- Aim to maximize cash flow while seeking appreciation.- Ideal cash flow target is $2K+ per month.- Planning to allocate the remaining $250K towards purchasing two properties in the Midwest market (e.g., Cleveland, Columbus, Indianapolis, Kansas City and open to exploring new areas where the entry point is affordable but the cash flow is stable).- Seeking properties that can generate $2K+ a month in combined rent after factoring in property management, insurance, and property tax expenses.Seeking Advice:- Would purchasing two houses in the Midwest to achieve $2K+ cash flow per month be a sound strategy, or do you recommend alternative approaches?