Another warning: I would advise against approaching this process as you interviewing your future accountant, like you would do with a babysitter or a gardener.

Anyone recently bought carpet and pad from Home Depot that's they've found was a good bang for their buck?

They sell them at Home Depot, Lowe’s, etc and you could always buy/install same day if the unit dies.We moved into one of our rentals (HVAC original to 1950s) and the AC “died” last summer...got 3 portable units and loved them so much that we still haven’t replaced the HVAC (heat still works perfectly).

We were able to provide the seller with cash for their home and a flipper with a home to fix up in the classic Garden District in Monroe, LA.

I've heard of mentees that started out cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.

They aren't going to anywhere fancy, you'll walk into a home depot or floor and decor and see the same lighting, floors, and hardware they picked out.

So if you are looking for well qualified tenants stick closer to Orlando and bigger/newer areas (lake nona, winter garden etc) If you are looking for price point and new construction is an option, I would recommend getting in early on a bigger development so the builder will force appreciation for you and you'll still have plenty of tenant options.

I figure out how to make entries for my Home Depot purchase and to make entries for Jobs.

We improved by adding AC, do the garden, build an outside shower and a pool and adding privacy fencing.The project for the small neighbourhood is also finished now, no more building sites in the neighbourhood.

The NAA did a study and on Garden style apartments, it was $5.05 per foot-per year where as the rent was $14.