@Sabrina Perrino Welcome to BiggerPockets and congratulations on paying off your student loan debts, that must be a huge relieve for you. 

I negotiated a number of repairs into the deal before my appraiser ever stepped foot on the property.

Don't shoot yourself in the foot!!!

I'd have to concur with his assessment and would suggest you start out on the right foot in getting that set up.

If I were starting out, I would seriously look at condos as a way to get my foot in the door. 

To add another foot note, u cant keep them out.

@Wilfred Mkilindi one foot in front of the other.

These are single-family homes where I found the price points the same, price per square foot almost the same and the provider sent me pictures of the rehab and project work.

Purchase price: $109,000 Cash invested: $29,600 Sale price: $220,000 3 bed, 1 bathroom, 1090 square foot single family property built in 1986.

We need to pay a cleanup crew anyways, let's help those in need firstWe treated the affected people with dignity and respect and just talked to them like normal peopleNo placing any blame, just focused on solutions and doing the best to help everyone involvedWe are going to assist them further by providing essential needs (socks, underwear, sneakers, shirts)We put our best foot forward with city official more than happy to see our creative solution to this hard situationGood to have friends and build relationships with city hall for later situations that may ariseAll good will goes to our landlord client for cooperation and providing a professional solutionThis absolutely could have been a lot worse if we did not handle this properlyNow, when our name rolls across the desks at city hall, they know we are the "good guys"The Board of Health and Police Department are going to be happy to work with us on any future issuesWe will see how all of this rolls out in a few days on this coming Friday.