Once you build it correctly, you can offer it to other investors as a service.

Painting was going to be about 8k, and the building still would've looked like junk afterwards because aluminum siding dents so easily. 

So, I will ship the other two stories.A few weeks ago, I wrote about a 25-unit apartment building that is next to the commercial building I live in.

I don't think you want o build yourself a full time job? 

Is the area around the building cleaned up?  

But if you build a solid team and do your homework, it can be extremely rewarding.If you’re interested, I’ve put together a lot of resources on the market that might help—happy to share.

Financing through a personal loan usually offers better rates and lower costs, but using an LLC builds business credit for future investments.

Go straight into focusing on creative finance, subject to, and minimal cash down deals and build from there.I want to hear your thoughts on what direction to take here if you were in my shoes given these constraints (full time job and a few thousand saved) and you want to optimize for passive income first, then value appreciation?

I thought you were building to sell.

If you are going to self manage you will need to build business systems and get a list of reliable vendors.