I am a Brazilian Realtor based in Raleigh North Carolina I am also licensed in Massachusetts and wanted to give a shout out to everyone on here in the BiggerPockets community and see If I can network and chat with you all!

You are right "real estate goes up", but I'm not going to decide if a deal is good or not based on that general sentiment.

My offer is usually based on his original estimate of the cost of repairs.

For example I have a customer in Zurich who needs a mattress and adjustable base that only exists in the USA and they don't want to pay retail pricing.I wish I knew how to do deals like this well with RE and had all the contacts.

Sounds like you have a great base for real estate investing! 

Hi Maria, I'm based in central CT.

- Based on your experience, what should we expect for maintenance expenses? 

Based on my research on the property can the forum please provide some guidance.Basic Info:  Purchased at auction for for ~$5000.  

It might be a weird time to pick up multifamily rentals since there is a massive apartment complex being built at the moment, but single family should be pretty safe.Also worth mentioning San Antonio is experiencing massive appreciation right now and a portion of that is certain to spill over into the Corpus area based on proximity and a lot of San Antonio residents vacationing there.

Researching similar rentals and noting renovations in your listing can attract potential tenants, with room for adjustments based on demand.