This is one of the main strategies on how investors scale up rapidly. 

You can give a range on how much apples cost, without knowing all the details such as type and weight. 

Will definitely look into both options and weight the benefits of each 

—DetroitNews.com 2019•“Metro Detroit, Grand Rapids centers for population growth.”

I am focused on buy and hold strategies, trying to establish some good and rapidly increasing cash flow from what will eventually work up to 10-20 properties.

A good/reliable contractor is worth their weight in gold so that you do not have to deal with these issues.

Buy in is high, taxes are high, and real estate has been appreciating rapidly for years. 2 bed condos start in the $300s, Townhomes in the $700s and SFHs $1m plus.

., assume fewer things are OK and be more cautious about possible issues).Besides the overall state of the market, which has taken more buyers out of the market and thus shifted more power to buyers vs. sellers, also look at that specific property, specifically its time on market and listing history.If it was listed 6 months ago, didn't sell, and was relisted 2 months ago and has already been on market 50+ days before your offer was accepted, I'd think you'd be in a stronger position to make more asks from the inspection results, than if this was the first time it was listed and it's only been 3 DOM, and especially if there were multiple offers (though sometimes those are made-up so I'd give more weight to DOM than alleged other offers).

I have been looking for my first rental property deal in Eastern Iowa (Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, etc) for the past several months and so far have come up dry. 

Guys please let me know if you can share anything about Iowa City, Cedar Rapids & Davenport areas.