No, I only really remodeled the master bedroom after I bought the house.

"Master Group", "Winners Circle", or whatever - where they will promise to hold your hand, find you deals, find you money, find you whatever you need - all for the low low price of (in my case) $45,000 for a 2 year membership.  

We were then able to turn a garage into a master bedroom and a laundry room into a big bathroom.

Acquisition is the root of real estate investing - if you can master the systems and processes around that you will have a skill that can be translated to bigger and bigger deals.I'd advise against developing on your own at first - if you find a partner that is knowledgable then go for it.Syndications can be great, they also can be horrible.

They are not allowed in certain master planned communities.Summerlin, including Sun City Summerlin▪ Town Center▪ Skye Canyon▪ Cliff’s Edge▪ Symphony Park▪ Grand Canyon Village▪ Las Vegas Medical District▪ Providence SquareAnd these restrictions I find would be the most difficult for you to overcome - A short-term rental license does not provide authority to violate any common-interest community’s covenants,conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs).

My priced were listed at $795 for one of the two upstairs bedroom with a shared hall bathroom, $895 for the down stairs bedroom with its own hall bathroom, $995 for one of the two bedrooms upstairs with their own bathroom, and $1095 for the last master suite downstairs with a tiled shower and walk in closet.

I took your suggestion and spent the night checking through the cities Master Plan.

I'm now putting a lot more into public markets (index funds, stocks, Master Limited Partnerships, Business Development Companies, bonds).

There’s nothing wrong with playing it safe, starting small, mastering your strategy, and then scaling up—especially when using other people’s money.That said, as others have mentioned, house hacking is a fantastic strategy.

In your texts it should say something along the lines of "Per clause X we are proposing to paint living room and master bedroom and no others".