You could passively invest in apartments and mortgages with companies like Fundrise, or publicly traded REITS like Avalon Bay and Equity Residential that are both trading at a significant discount considering they are collecting less than 1% fewer rents this year during Covid than they were last year.  

added a bedroom and bathroom. new paint, flooring, kitchen, bathroom , appliances, lighting, windows, etcWhat was the outcome?

completed renovated the home from top to bottom including roof, hvac, electrical What was the outcome?

Renovated from top to bottom including roof, hvac, electrical , windows, flooring, doors, kitchen, bath, doors, etc What was the outcome?

I am a licensed residential contractor so I think I've got that covered and can run the trades thru the process. 

What was the outcome?

I paid 200,000 for a property currently worth 206,000 at best and needs about 6,000 in repairs to be rent ready so essentially I've built a situation where the only profitable outcome is to hold.

And while the temptation might be to call the appraiser and scream at them I will tell you that that has the exact opposite outcome you're looking for.

What was the outcome?

What was the outcome?