So if you're selling a rental worth $500k (using round numbers for ease), you could identify as many properties as you like, heck you could pick out 20 if you wanted, as long as they don't all add up to more than $1 mil (200% of $500k).OR2.

Once you have those in you can take their maintenance, utilities, etc. and adjust them a few different ways to look at how those scenarios impact NOI.

Great job Quinton on picking up the phone and calling people directly. 

First, utilize all the free resources on here to gain valuable knowledge from experienced real estate investors.

Sounds like your AC unit is doing its job and an upgraded one probably wouldn't change things other than reducing the utility bills.

Air conditioning shall utilize mini-split based   systems with at least 18,000 BTU for 700sq. ft. apartment.   

I pick up the check and change the air filter every month.  

Tell them to pick up a copy of their state landlord tenant laws.  

It's not that I might have picked the wrong 'soon-to-be-valuable' real estate... the situation was that no real estate would ever get expensive. 

That can mean either great CF or leave me in a place where I'm scrambling to offload a property at the bottom of a buyers market.I just wanted to pick the brains of the more seasoned veterans who have been through multiple ups and downs in the market over the years. 1.