In my most recent project in Arizona, I took out walls to make an open concept kitchen/dining/living room and installed high-end granite & fixtures because that's what the market dictates.

She also started a website called Puttylike devoted to the topic.Doing a little more research, I learned this is far from a new concept. 

Flipping as a general concept for RE is when you purchase real property for a short time and resell.  

I'm primarily making this post to help solidify some concepts I've learned about Real Estate Investing, but if it helps people out, that's even better.

Plus, you've got horrible school ratings (2-4 out of 10) and so that's gonna keep more affluent buyers from moving into the area.The median household income for the area is about $31k per year, which is about $22k per year LESS than the rest of the county.

An essential booking for knowing a lot of the important financial RE terms and concepts is "What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cashflow" by Frank Gallenelli. 

But on the other end it was important to understand the concept of investing your profits.

Is the garage apartments concept a new trend?

As no one in my personal life even has these concepts on their radar, I've been struggling with support and motivation from time to time throughout this journey.

@Shari Peterson does some of that arbitrage stuff and might be a good person to reach out to.In principle, this is the same concept used by people that draw on their HELOC at 4% to lend out at 10%.