If all that was required to create 30k of equity is new paint and new carpets, every investor on this planet would be buying houses, repainting and re-carpeting them, and then selling.

You will FEEL motivated just by being around them.Time is on your side and it's the most expensive currency on the planet. 

OK, so i'm desperately trying to get the game down, and i'm greener than Crayolas definition of green!

One thing to keep in mind is the old adage "the grass is always greener on the other side".

It'll be my 4th year and I always leave feeling like I can take on the entire world (and maybe a few ancillary planets). 

I would like to agreed with everyone giving comments concerning those in need of Section 8 assistance for housing; in that, you have good, bad, and indifferent tenants no matter what their income level on this planet the poor, the needy, the meek, or the proud.

@Jake Greener.

You need to keep that in mind because the grass isn't always greener with someone new. 

Agents flocked to "greener pastures" from my area, but I'm sure they all ended up taking a day job, because we had, and still have, an extremely strong market.

This forum is about the experience I am having in my marketWhere am I looking: MLSMethod of investing in this discussion: BRRRRI want to get your feedback on how to get more creative or should I just seek greener pastures.Yesterday I spoke with 2 different appraisers about "what is the best bang for my buck" when putting money into lightly distressed property.