If you're running a tight ship, you can expect to drop 10,000+ letters before you get a deal, and then you should average 3,000-4,000 letters per deal moving forward after that. 

I might just spend the extra buck per SF and move to an engineered hardwood product, now that I can't find the $.99 alure any more, the difference isn't as big.

If there's not much else "wrong" with the property (or if it's relatively new), you might choose to go ahead and pay a plumber to get it over with.Definitely use polybutylene pipes as a "negative" when negotiating the purchase price.With inflation, tradespeople retiring, and the growing population moving to the area, it might well be less expensive to have them switched out sooner rather than later. 

You can move out of your current and purchase your next property as a primary to get in with low down payment instead of having to put in 20-25% down.

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring a seamless transaction.

My fiancé and I currently own a SFH in the Salem area but we're looking to move up to Portland in the next couple years. 

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring a seamless transaction.

- Will your net worth growth from tax advantages, annual property appreciation, debt paydown, etc. be worth the upfront investment (i.e. down payment, closing costs, moving costs, renovation expenses, etc.)?

Hey Kyle, I moved to Columbus a few years ago (from Portland, Oregon which was super expensive) to become a full time real estate investor, and ever since, I've completed quite a lot of BRRRRs, flips, and own a successful rental portfolio here in Columbus Ohio.

I have been in the process of 1031'ing the C class properties in my portfolio and have been moving these over to STR.