This was an older home so little things always seemed to pop up.

Purchase price: $95,000 Cash invested: $40,000 Home was originally purchased as a fix & flip, but decided to hold and try the rental market as the area of Indy is hyper-appreciating and higher-end rentals are starting to pop up around the neighborhood.

That type of deal can’t be found in the areas that have already popped. 

The reason I ask is that I've spent months ready, saving, learning, saving, combing listings etc.... and I'm getting to the point where I'm analyzing some deals, spending time in markets I'm interested in and really just getting used to the process.My next step I would like to do is start meeting with some agents/brokers and find some people I can connect with so that when something does pop up and things make sense, I have those people to help. 

And in another decade what you mentioned will fade and something else will pop up..  

I joined Bigger Pockets as the blogs kept on popping up on Google for every question I had on real estate, and the information so far has been invaluable.

As you scale, it will likely make sense to move this job in-house as it is a $12 - 14/hr job and $200 per pop adds up fast.I don't see very many agents hire a straight up assistant unless they have built some kind of empire.

I have a down spout that is hooked to a plastic pipe that goes under the driveway and empties out into a pop up emitter in the yard .

There are a number of value add deals that will pop up from time to time.

No different that Walmart or any mom and pop store that has to RAISE their prices due to "shrinkage" i.e.