New electrical, plumbing, moved kitchen to create open living, updated both bathrooms and turned original kitchen into third bedroom.

My third one, a duplex, finally has a tenant paying rent after the previous one was behind for months.

hi there, Im feeling a little discouraged as to i just failed the Ohio real estate national exam for the third time this previous Saturday.I past the state portion btw....

I pay  $35.00 to a third party to do a back ground check ,I let them decide based on numbers ,and all information  that effects the health of the renter approved or not approved .it's a good way to keep distance from the application .

The savings that I built also allowed me to purchase my second and third properties.

I would:(1) Get a third party appraisal on the property...(2) Run the numbers not using their $3,000 triple net numbers but FMV rents and actual expenses.That should give you a really good starting point and open your eyes to whether this makes sense or not. 

No more long walks in the snow to get a drink, or pick up some extra cash.For some hard numbers maybe make a phone call to the parties to these re-developments over in Michigan:https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2019/09/former-flint-school-celebrates-grand-opening-as-apartments.htmlhttps://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2022/05/westwood-heights-school-district-to-turn-shuttered-elementary-into-housing.htmlAnd i case you don't know and decide to travel there, Flint is very very dangerous.Just my 2 cents.

Third- Determine if this would be a good market.

This is the third year I've been able to use my camera to tell the BiggerPockets Conference story.

The problem:   My lender says that, first, the underwriter will only go by my 2017 and 2018 tax returns, and as a matter of simple formal guidelines, will not even consider my 2019 income even if verified directly;  second, the underwriter will be concerned about the "suddeness" of my business income; third, the underwriter will be concerned about whether I can continue to generate the same level of income once I move.