There can be so many variations and reasons...I am a newbie so other posts are experienced and more accurate with their warnings...set your limits and stick to it for your own personal sanity...and safety...!

I'm sure that some of the comps that they pull will have old 16 year original materials, fixtures, flooring, paint, plumbing, lighting, etc.

After adjusting the rent down to $750 and stashing 15% for CAPEX it's only yielding about $150/mo, which seems a little light...

The next thing i would look into is upgrading common area lighting to LED, this has saved nearly 30%.

Also HBO, Showtime etc all have light subscriptions as well.

Looking at a property in east Houston, in a small area (say 1 square mile, but is outside a flood plain), where out of 13 Zillow listings, 7 are listed as foreclosure or auction.  All of the homes range in price from ...

Lastly, the entire home we have decided to make "smart" and all locks, locks, thermostat, towel warmer, and mood lighting will be controlled via phones or computer.

Then he wanted someone to look at the lights and the only thing wrong was that the wrong light bulb was placed in the socket.

Then add paint inside and out, new kitchen, updated bathrooms, new carpets in bedrooms, new light fixtures, updated sockets and you´re probably looking at a budget of $8000-$9000 in cosmetic updates, $6000-$7000 for a properly permitted roof and $3000 for a new HVAC system.

could someone shed some light on the best way to do this.