The best solution we've found for a basement is a commercial grade sheet vinyl flooring with a loose lay.

Seeing a lot of investors lay off the gas right now, which is allowing us to make more strategic (lower) offers.

We don't know what lays ahead after the economy reopens.

I also prefer tile or metal roofs over asphalt, but sometime that’s not an option. 

Before talking to the case manager google what the voucher limits are in Salem do you can tell them you’re planning to increase the rent to $x,xxx upon lease renewal and lay the groundwork for that. 

We didn't do interior paint, tile, carpet, kitchen update, or anything else.

Even if you aren't doing rehab work, learning the "lay of the land" will enhance your knowledge and understanding in such a way that you can take that knowledge anywhere with you.I wish you the best of luck in whatever decision you make, and remember: This is your future.

Let me know if you would like to set up an introductory call for the lay of the land.

I was always saving money and making small investments (flipping anything I could on ebay, craigslist, etc) so I always had some cash laying around.

Flooring, plumbing, new roof, added a garage, new counter top in the kitchen, full bathroom rehab including toilet, vanity, tile, redid drywall throughout, added a new cement patio, new cement sidewalk around the home, new drainage & grading.