A good one is worth the money!

so, for each individual person, it's more or less doable.if it's going to take you years to save up a down payment, can you increase your income and/or cut your expenses?

I can do much of the work myself and increase the value of the property significantly more than buying a house that needs less updating. 

If you have a low credit score (or in this case no credit score) there are fees or an increase in the security deposit. 

How can I know what my options is really "worth" to them? 

One way or another, however, the investors must work to pay down loans, increase rents and decrease expenses wherever possible.

Additionally, the record number of apartment unit deliveries in recent years has led to increased supply, putting downward pressure on prices, occupancy rates, and rent growth.Operational costs have also been on the rise, further complicating the financial outlook for multifamily properties.

Step 1: Increase income, decrease expenses.

One home is worth 125k and new build is hitting the 230-250k mark.

The issue here is in order to increase rents at reasonable rates to cashflow well you need to not just do cosmetic changes they require you to do extensive plumbing and electrical to be able to increase the rents.