Read @Jay Hinrichs post again. 

It's also a STR so getting these improvements taken care of is really important to me. 

Hello everyone, I’m an out of state investor to Kansas City Missouri.I am based in North Hollywood California and I acquired 4 doors in the past year in KC MO .I’ve been buying Turn Key properties from my investor friend in KC MO.After getting my apatite bigger I’m looking to buy by myself in order to be able to create a bigger equity by doing the deal from scratch.I have a strong income and about $200K ready to invest.I’m currently looking on SFR and small MF (price range 80K-250K) that will cash flow and will generate long term wealthI’d love to connect with experience Real Estate Agents, Property Manager and Contractors.Thank you for reading my post and looking forward to connect and share more about my RE Journey!

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Not saying there are not deals out there that make sense ..Just be careful relying on appreciation only... 

Good, market normalizing (keep reading).

Is that what I am reading?  

So, I think they should be considered carefully before doing.

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The owner really likes one of the tenants but doesn't care about the other.