Improved curb appeal by adding new landscaping, siding and general clean-up of exterior.

Effectively immediately you should see a significant improvement in mortgage rates on Investment Properties and Second HomesFHFA announces they are suspending certain provisions from the preferred stock purchase agreement, which caused big hits to the pricing adjustment on Investment properties and Second homes, among many other affects a.k.a higher interest rates.combined with the removal of the adverse market fee earlier this summer there is a real opportunity to refinance any investment property or second home purchased/refinanced since the summer of 2020

Within 90 days of purchasing the property I was able to increase rents to $625 ($50 increase) each due to improvements made to the common area, landscaping, and any upgrades we could make while having 100% occupancy.

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Found the deal, manage the property, and used investor funds to improve apartments and building.

But your primary is a bad idea….1) you’d create taxable income with the rent from your primary2) improvements are capitalized /depreciated3) you’d lose your homestead exemption/protection4) you likely lose your section 121 exclusion

If you were truly to get perfect tenants and they were fine with paying market rents with improvements done, a lot would depend on what kinds of improvements you are making.

If you can find a slightly distressed condo to buy at a discount and improve, I think you'll be fine on a three-year timeframe.

improvements/fixes from states away was a challenge

Rehab expenses are improvements and they are added to basis.