I’ve seen some examples where same house a block away (one zoned for rental and the other not) being priced 50 percent apart and the one double in price (zoned for rental) selling much faster than the other. 

But not in locations where pre-COVID demand drove up prices faster than the current inflation rate (Las Vegas is an example).

@Sara Ant I think it matters some how much you have to invest, you are going to be able to purchase more houses faster in the Midwest if you have 50K thank in Cali.

Personally, at the prices we are seeing today, I wouldn’t count on massive appreciation unless it’s inflation fueled (in which case you can make the same $ by buying gold or soybeans)I found what I felt was the best for me: multifamily in major cities, in or near the city core.  

The porch must be removed anyway, due to major structural issues, so if we are going to pay to remove it, we might as well change the look in order to give people in this market what they want in order to maximize profit and sell faster. 

I'm looking for as many of these hacks that will increase value and make it look better for tenants to want to move in faster.

This will help with your DTI's, and scaling faster.

There are a lot of other personal finance books that will help you reach your goal faster. 

Once I narrow down the properties that really catch my eye I call local property magement companies, they can give you a lot more information (vacancy rates, how to rent your home faster, rent prices). 

You will get a lot of people saying "NO" but once you break in, it tends to go faster.