There's lot of "expert" brokers that only know how to spell OZ and what ZIP codes it's used in.I'm not an expert, but it's more than putting a fresh coat of paint on an old building - You need to do some pretty sizable (to the point of total rehab) CapEx.

She had that storage area locked up with her own locks.

Upstairs - opened up the kitchen, rebuilt the kitchen, new appliances, build a dropceiling, added wallpapers, repainted, new flooring in the living room and kitchen, new ELFs, baseboards, crown moulding, separate laundry, and closed-off the basement.Downstairs - built kitchen, soundproofed ceiling (2 layers of insulation, 2 layers of 5/8 drywall, green glue), 200 AMP service upgrade, converted a storage room to a bedroom and repainted.

We've looked at many options and prioritize them accordingly:1) We'd love to invest in private deals (multifamily, self storage, mobile home parks).

We've looked at many options and prioritize them accordingly:1) We'd love to invest in private deals (multifamily, self storage, mobile home parks).

@Jeff Young I personally would pay off your existing car loan of $4K and start with a fresh slate for real estate once it's paid off.

I would love to network with those and hear different opinions on whether to invest into apartments or into commercial buildings or storage units?

Fresh paint to modernize living space (purple bedroom, orange and green patio space -> all are now modern gray w/ white trim)What was the outcome?

I am trying to stay focused on one method for now just to try to limit any major risk of screwing up what I'm getting into with how fresh I am in this.

The auditorium can be converted into climate controlled self storage pretty easily. the additional acreage can be self storage or depending on area boar/rv storage.