Maybe look for something west 30+ blocks. 

Real estate is non-liquid, and to get your equity back you incur large expenses often and may need to access equity at a time when the market is down and steals a lot of it..Ah, but what about appreciation? 

No CapEx) Monthly profit: $70.46 (so basically nothing)Cash on Cash ROI: 0.79% (ouch)Cap rate: 8%As you can see, the numbers are grim...My options as I see them are as follows:1) HELOC to gain access to this equity.

(I'm self-employed in the trades, not that I'll be doing all the work.)I joined this community thinking it would be a good place to network and bought a pro membership for the calculators and access to the marketplace.

I have also found out that the owner of this company has all the asset managers for the banks on "speed dial" which is preventing everyone else from gaining access to these properties. 

q=cleaner+service+for+short+term+rental+in+phoenix&t=ipad&ia=webReplace the above query “cleaner” with “handyman” or anything else you need, and get more answers.Welcome to the real estate tribe, good luck with growing your business and let’s have lunch as soon as I touch down in AZ again (or block some time on my calendar (PM me for a link) to chat things over and exchange AirBnB “secrets” ;-)Cheers, Ken

Decide how much money you have access to, & the zip codes, city or state you want to focus on.

Install submeters if the plumbing is accessible and makes sense.

Preferly a broker that has access to loans with 2 banks or more (Orlando Area) Thanks,

Your agent should have access to the MAR home inspection addendum or the GCAAR addendum of clauses form to include as part of the contract.