1000 bucks for carpet replacement seems high.

Most everything has been performing as expected with very little unexpected occurrences. 

LOL.There’s a WORSE WAY and a BEST WAY to try to obtain items 1-4 aboveBEST WAY: College or Professional Association courses in real estate (real estate license course as a base) and work experience for a REIT or other professional real estate organization and capital saved or equity raised from private parties with a MODERATE amount of debt leverage and or utilizing creative financing with low interest rate debt (may be highly leverage)WORSE WAY; Any guru courses or mentorship’s combine with high interest debt. 

High demand area.How much rebate to give to the tenants during the 6 months construction for the exterior of the house?

Keep in mind whether you are the investor performing work without permits or you acquired a property where the improvements were not properly permitted, you are opening the door to greater liability and less avenues to hold those responsible for construction defects accountable.

I spent 25 years at my laptop, so I'm looking to do something more hands-on.An idea that hits the sweet spot—it's more hands-on, it's related to my interests, I can use my previous experience—is to start a business helping Raleigh-area MTR (and possibly STR) owners set up their rentals.

I have sold multiple homes in my communities and gotten to the point where I am buying the communities for very high returns once I sell the POHs. 

With personal loans, the interest is very high.

The music hasn't yet started again - high rates, low inventory,  high prices and seller expectations. 

The cost of entry is low, and cash flow is high.