I just purchased a duplex and am looking for ways to maximize my rental income. Would adding a deck be a good way to justify a higher then median rental price?

However if we start up a LLC and perhaps buy a couple of cheap properties free and clear to put in our LLC we’ll begin to strengthen the LLC and put it into a position to borrow.

If you are using a cash offer to strengthen your offer you are essentially saying your offer is not contingent on financing.

However if we start up a LLC and perhaps buy a couple of cheap properties free and clear to put in our LLC we'll begin to strengthen the LLC and put it into a position to borrow.

This will only strengthen your relationships and allow you to get better deals. 

In which the response was “I am working 18 hours a day trying to keep up” In this scenario my clients lost out on the house and I wonder how much was actually lost to the seller should our offer be accepted or even used to strengthen their other offer.I have another example where the service and response was also not there due to “being too busy” It also was about me submitting my over list price offer and having no acknowledgement of reciept of the offer despite several attenpts through several methods of communication.  

I would also recommend focusing on strengthening your personal balance sheet and income statement in preparation for starting to network with local (to where you are going to be investing) commercial lenders. 

@Fan Bi yes in the long term I think it will definitely help values in the area as it further strengthens the "bedroom community" aspect for people commuting to metro Boston.However in the short term I think we are due for a recession in the next few years so I think it will take a few years longer to have the intended/expected effect.Generally I'm happy to see low interest rates used to repair/improve/expand infrastructure, and for R&D.

(Im on the public policy committee, so I see first hand the great work, and the great ways our money is spent strengthening our industry)

I am a high school teacher in Virginia and I am looking to strengthen my retirement in the next 12-15 years through real estate investment.