It's hard to buy retail off the shelf with immediate day one cash flow without adding any value, but it can be created in 6-12 months fairly easily simply by making cosmetic upgrades and increasing rents if you buy in an up and coming location.

Make sure you've gotten all maintenance and minor upgrades completed before you take photos.  

GallozaTile kitchen floor use 12”x24” with the half-bond install pattern it’s no more labor and shows like a nicer upgrade.

So essentially, I’m looking at paying a higher mortgage (~2000) for a 2 bedroom condo at 263,000, versus getting a very upgraded 300,000 4 bedroom home for about $100-$150 a month cheaper, in a neighborhood that’s not as cool, and a little further out into the Southeast Austin fields.

This was a win win for myself and a local investor looking to upgrade after this house had a small kitchen fire.

This was a win win for myself and a local investor looking to upgrade after this house had a small kitchen fire.

Plus you may have to upgrade your electric panel for a heat pump .  

The best investments I've made in my life, and the most money I've made on them, has been buying single-family homes to live in and slowly working on them and upgrading them while I was able to enjoy the amenities and then selling when the home had hit peak marketability.

I just had granite countertops installed as part of upgrading my kitchen in my primary residence.

My agent informs me they're inspecting the house one more time, the night before closing, but I honestly felt good about everything since I had put into over 8 hours building these things on my own and fixed everything else with receipts, had the place professionally cleaned, and upgraded a fixture in the bathroom.So, I get a call first thing in the morning (closing was in the afternoon) and my agent is saying they're refusing to close given the condition of the window screens.