To buy 2-4 unit buildings under market value that need some cosmetic improvement & thus can be force appreciated.

You can improve it quickly.  

Pray for an appraiser in a good mood!  

The market has really climbed over the past few years, I purchased at 135k in 2015 and refinanced in 2019 at 185k with no improvements.

@Kevin Hoff from my research of what home improvements add value to a home a garage door usually gets more return on your investment.

Jaime, the best thing you can do at this point is focus on improving your credit score while simultaneously gaining as much knowledge about real estate investing as possible.

Providing great places to live, improve neighborhoods, help investors create their own independence and be able to improve other people's lives in their way.

Even though I am new to this industry, I work full time in Event Operations, so I have skills in creating and implementing systems to improve efficiency and repeatability, and working in an urgent and time sensitive environment with strict and important deadlines.  

Some windows need replacement as well and will have an improved thermal rating than the ones from god knows when in the last century.Due to the renovations opening up space to make an HVAC installation more seamless, I have the possibility of taking that approach if the boiler is likely to crap out within the next several years. 

Drop All REAL ESTATE apps/software you use to improve your business.