I have managed those two houses and done lots of sweat equity on them.

If you focus on the lower end, and put a lot of sweat equity in, you stand a good chance of growing your investment quicker than just investing in quite desirable homes.

I want to succeed at what I put my blood sweat and tears too. 

I'm gonna let him sweat it out.

You are right it definitely is a sellers market but there are still diamonds in the rough if you are willing to put in some sweat equity

I know it looks like the renos are adding a ridiculous amount of value but some of it is the money your making buying under value Which I’m sure your considering..we’d have a lot of sweat equity going into it to.

AC for welfare tenants is ridicules...let them sweat.

Wanting to find a partner with some capital in exchange for me self-managing/sweat equity.

The BRRRR strategy can work because someone is improving a dilapidated house and (hopefully) putting more value into it than it costs due to working with good contractors, sweat equity, etc.

I have no problem working a deal where I get no monetary return, put in my sweat equity.