I've concluded so far that our most profitable short term venture would be to make some upgrades, finish out the basement, and flip the property.

I’m sure this is a pretty general ROT and will depend on your market and what upgrades you’re doing?

I can paint the house, cut down a tree, upgrade the kitchen etc.After you have bought the property the second big choice you make is the resident.

Then I found BP requires an upgraded account to post an event.

LED lights and low flow shower heads are among the two energy upgrades with the best payoffs. 

Looking to upgrade but keep this as a rental.  

It runs pretty much everything including all-day AC in "eco mode." 

The upgrades included new hardwood floors, painted throughout, (previous owner had begun upgrades which included new doors, new bathroom sinks, decorative trim, mirrored closet doors).

I eventually upgraded to a Jeep with a trailer and riding mower and then to a zero-turn mower.

Easy way to scale as we put 5 - 10% down, upgrade primary residences each year, and avoid the costly 20% down payment typically required How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?