I have been making a living at real estate since 1994 and I currently feel like there are no moves left on the "chess board" Valuations imo are reaching an extreme and risk is increasing. 

Besides potential improvements that can be made to increase the income, I'm concerned about additional expenses will I'm sure no doubt will arise once I visit the properties/ am provided the actual financial sheets on the properties.

Offer to upgrade the AC in exchange for a sufficient increase in rent to pay for it.

Interested in to see what your opinions are on an idea of mine. I have a sfh home with a detached garage at the rear of the property, the property is a corner lot with an alley behind the garage so there is access fro...

There are too many variations that could make this increase or decrease based on project complexity. 

If you make a mistake, your losses and problems can dramatically increase.

My 9 to 5 job is sales and I have grown increasingly frustrated with the prospect that I am making millions of dollars for somebody else when I could be putting the same effort into my own business thus,  have recently decided to go all in with real estate investing.I have a decent understanding of the process but I am stuck in the analysis phase of how to generate leads for a few hundred to a thousand dollars. 

Also found that they replaced area vinyl under at kitchen table with a completely different style and color of vinyl...looked horrible and I ended up redoing the whole unit. 

Was looking at something in Pilsen like this as well: https://www.redfin.com/IL/Chicago/1712-S-Morgan-St...But I guess over my last 4 years away from the area, it's really become a trending area that has increased in costs substantially.

Rising Labor Cost, increased government spending, and prolonged housing shortages are the main pressure points.Inflation is picking up and looks to increase over the next 18 monthsa mortgage rate jump from 4 to 4.5% and 60 bucks a month to a mortgagerent increases have exceeded 3% annually over the last 4 yearslow unemployment, rising house cost up 3% over the last yeari believe this is why there is such a demand for rentals now.