**Added Context** The seller is an elderly woman who inherited the property from her now-deceased husband.

.- Tennessee Technological University: As a large university in Cookeville, TTU likely generates demand for furnished rentals from visiting professors, researchers, and other academic staff.- Tourism and Hospitality Businesses: Some local forum post mention that Cookeville has a strong tourism and hospitality industry, which could drive demand for furnished short-term rentals and extended stay hotelsI also checked to see what other listings are available and found about 4 comparable listings ranging from $1300-1500/month.

The problem is that home prices usually appreciate faster than people can save for the added down payment, so you are almost always better off buying with the lower down payment and re-financing later.

I'd recommending continuing to sift through deals that fit your buying criteria on those sites, and I'd also recommend adding in some Facebook Groups to your search (type something like "Reading PA wholesale properties" or "Reading, PA off-market properties").

I'll also be adding value to the property to maximize rent.

People scour the online ads, Pennysaver, lawn signs, etc., and contact the agent.

Also discuss with the contractor the time expected for the project if its small, mid or large and if it needs permits and how long would it take for permitting and all, also payment terms, make sure you go with payment terms that are fair to you and the contractor (so many terms but most common is monthly based on completed work with an upfront for materials) and ALWAYS keep the last payment until project is closed (retainage) and you do your walkthrough and if there's any issues you write them down and provide the contractor with (punch list to release the retainer once they're corrected or fixed). read about how to deal with contractors and always ask for references but it really depends on how big the job is, personally I wouldn't spend too much time doing due diligence on small jobs such as door latches or shelving rather on additions, layout change and other scopes.Good luck!

So, even though you would be adding square footage in that scenario, it might be counterproductive.  

As far as SFH2, that's a large negative cash flow each year.  

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