Last year we sold our first home and were shocked by the return on that property.

Any help is greatly appreciated and hopefully I can return the favor back in the future!

I’m buying a 3 bedroom 1 bath single family home... it has a new steel roof but needs windows. My credit union is going to order an appraisal... what other upgrades will make the house appraise more (basically I’m loo...

The intention is to hold onto these for awhile and sell in a 12-24 month period for a return on investment. 

Fannie Mae allows the "counting" of rental income effective immediately, no wait for 2 years of tax returns or any of that, the key is to find a lender fluent in this niche realm of guidelines.

in order to get those returns, i will need to get more efficient with rehab costs and such as well.  

I plan to hold the property for 5 years at the very least so I'm not opposed to making up-front investments that will help my return over time and of course improve my numbers to maximize a sale price when I decide to sell it.Any suggestions would be GREATLY appreciated!

If the terms of the mortgages were refinanced into 30 year AM (amortization) the P&I (principle and interest) payments would appear much lower and hence the resulting cash flow would be much higher when they (lenders) go to calculate your cashflow for DTI or debt service coverage purposes.This also could be an issue with how you file your tax returns for all of these 15 doors or a combination of the above.Either way its really easy to fix.

The intention is to hold onto these for awhile and sell in a 12-24 month period for a return on investment.

You won't have to spend anything and the return will cover your costs.