With low cap rates and high revenue and profit, valuations are off the charts!!!...

They will back off the sales price any "imputed" interest to determine a tax basis.3.

As a local investor and local Realtor, we run across off-market properties often and can help determine a fair price by providing an ARV (after repair value), and introducing you to some local contractors in the area.By the way, Lawrence has a local investor meetup every 2nd Wednesday of the month and Topeka has one on the 4th Wednesdays. 

I will need to self manage through VRBO/Airbnb in order to help classify the income as active income so that I might be able to right off the accelerated depreciation against W-2 income.- I have about 150K available for a down payment, any suggestions on the type of property to target (cabin, condo) if the goal is to be around cash flow even?

Any ideas on how to make this work without having to pay off the mortgage?

In theory, solar power is cheaper that what the local utility charges so you could generate an (small) income off of your solar investment.

Would you guys like to start with a simple Zoom call to discuss how we could get this off the ground?

k=smart+w...We only use these in select properties but the preference is with those that cut-off the water supply when a leak is detected.  

First off, I have some multiplexes I own in different areas of the city and none of them have been metered separately for water so I pay it and just charge a little more for rent.

Just to update everyone...first off thank you for all your responses, very helpful.