If your goal is passive income, it's not going to be in New Jersey when you factor in cost to purchase, management costs, and rent to price ratio, but what you can get is steady appreciation.

And just so you know, here are some of the factors an agent will look at to figure that out:Market Conditions: If the market is slower, going all in on staging can make your home look move-in ready and attractive to buyers who may otherwise be hesitant.

The popcorn machine is nice, but not something that will be a deciding factor in bookings. 

The important factors of a consolidation exchange are the reinvestment requirements and the time frame requirements.

Short answer: Yes, laundromats can be profitable, but profitability depends on a few factors.

There are two main factors that you can use to track gentrification, so why can't they be used to track the reverse?

My wife and I did come the the same conclusion on most of those same factors when we were looking in the north by Venice and Aviano. 

@Jay HinrichsAgreeMany use their primary residence appreciation as a factor which cannot be taken into consideration.

Then compare that to what you’d net by listing it as-is—factoring in the time you save and the carrying costs you avoid by not renovating.It might seem straightforward, but once you dive into the numbers, the difference between renovating versus selling as-is can be surprising.

How do you factor that unknown future expense into the ROI?