There can also be chemicals in the treated lumber that are harmful to the environment.Invest in a good screen or built in door system.  

My landlords manage with Azibo, and we do tenant screening with RentSpree, but there are a lot of similar products out there.

They force you to take instant bookings without any ability to screen guests.

It depends on your financial strength, the quality of the property, how many properties you own, etc.I like to start with one significant expense and three months of vacancy.

This isn’t about chasing high-growth markets; it’s about addressing systemic issues that impact quality of life and economic stability.

actually most of the family office type folks I work with have little debt and LOTS of cash to invest... depends on where your assets are ... are they quality assets or subprime assets. it also depends on your make up.. 

Go to BUILD YOUR TEAM at the top of the screen and look for local investors or meetups in your area.

As others have stated, your fit & finish goals should be guided by whether you plan to:1) Rent: tenants don't always take care of a property, so you want to use lower-grade materials and workmanship.2) Flip: higher quality on workmanship and materials is usually required.Regardless, you always want to "Maintain to the Neighborhood".

My suggestion is to buy a property worth more than $1M since anything cheaper for 4-plex will not be high quality.

Also, consider this copy & paste advice below:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a Class A property in Class D area, what quality of tenant will you get?