That has left a lot of houses and entire neighborhoods rotten plugged with decaying homes but damn banks keeping raising prices so my mortgage is high And the price of rent is what I have to charge to afford mortgage and repairs. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Winter Haven.

Purchase price: $57,000

3/2 SFR in a mature and rent-friendly section of Winter Haven, FL

What made you intere...

Purchase price: $68,000 3/2 block home in a mature, rent-friendly neighborhood.

The value of this home now is about 85K, considering that it is an older manufactured (even though it looks great inside), and the neighborhood isn't the very best, but we also have had no issues here with any of the neighbors.

It was her parents home, and the neighborhood was originally a retirement type of area.

Purchase price: $72,500 1200 SF Craftsman bungalow, built in 1930, with an over the garage (450 SF) apartment behind it, on large lot, close to downtown, in a desirable, older neighborhood.

So here is the scenario: I was doing my driving for dollars in a pretty good neighborhood close to downtown in appleton.

Maybe a part time job for a broker or contractor (with parents approval of course) Go check out Open Houses, look at types of finishes, home size, neighborhoods, lot sizes.

Not only in the same area, but in the same neighborhood.

Buy a neighborhood eyesore, fix it up, and then move into one of the units and rent the other 3 units.