You need to take that deep down burning passion and translate that to action.

Nobody wants to build this prospect into near-term projections, but it will alter the housing landscape here over the longer term. 

She was a seamstress/dressmaker and did alterations for a number of local shops.

I just finished alterations and leased my most recent house-hack.

Your profit of $57,000 translates to about $40 per hour (assuming 6 days a week). 

Most of the "custom" alterations will simply need gutted and redone properly.

And all the forms and various permits you'll need to fill out will be entirely in Thai with no English translation.  

My favorite part so far...for comedic purposes, and please keep in mind this comes with some sarcasm.....I found things like: "The weights of the components are statistically optimized for each metro area in order tobest capture the underlying cyclical movements in the local areaeconomy." translation....

This also drives what renovations are required and which are not.With these 4 factors defined, you can translate them into a property profile, which will include at least 4 characteristics:Rent - Rent range.

@Joel Palmer, if "they'll appraise for a bit over what I purchased", how does that translate into "so I can essentially get all my cash back"?