It's not the rents you collect (some are offering free rent to the clients) it's the drug/alcohol screening testing that generates the large dollars.

With the more moderately priced properties ($1,000 - $10,000), you'll probably start seeing more resistance to this - which is certainly understandable.When sellers start saying no, there are a few ways it can be handled:1.

Many of these homes are up to 100 years old and some of them haven't been upgraded since Prohibition (alcohol, not cannabis :-) ) So, you could be looking at costly plumbing and electrical issues.

Disregard this thread, didn't think it would post twice me refreshing the page after editing moderators.

Check the roof, check everything and sewage lines.What about the alcohol license and all those permits and papers.

"To Alcohol!

Continued, but moderating rent growth.

Most of the living frugally stuff in the book I was already doing and still am doing (just finished the book a week ago)  however, after reading the book I realized that I would have to work this whole year and save as much as I could to afford a down payment on a moderate duplex to begin house hacking. 

I can do some things (minor repairs-fixes), but would most like have a handy man do moderate ones.3.

Whenever there is high demand to buy and good inventory is a little low or even moderate.. that is a flipping market.