it should also be mentioned that both of us have day jobs, so the cash flow is not a must at the early stages.

As an individual investor and not a large institution, investing strategy is tailored to individual goals, macro level economics are often left out of the decision making process.At an earlier stage in life - I'm inclined to buy in CA, hold for an extended period of time, and crush it on the exit.

Far too many get stuck in the "paralysis by analysis" stage, thinking they just don't know enough to get started.

Therefore, we've morphed into giving advice, spec'ing out homes for people, and the purchase/staging of home goods for people around Columbus, Ohio.

Dropping $1M+ to turnover units over 2 yrs to get a significant rent bump is certainly a tried and true strategy but at this stage of the cycle I believe this to be the riskiest of all strategies.

Also appears you had it staged.

It's only about an inch or so off, and when you stage the place you should be able to hide that pretty easily with a nice drying rack next to it.

It is an elementary task, even for lawyers without much real estate experience.

I Added code violation homes, late in the fine stages, I added people who haven't paid their water bills, I added tax delinquents, probates, absentee owners.

Basically, at what stage can you hand over the deal?