Could dig a basement (costly but often done) or go up a story if the foundation and structure will support it and you wouldn't exceed any height restrictions but it is costly as well.

There are some local banks that will specialize in real estate investing that will do short term loans and they will lend up 85% of purchase and rehab, of course not to exceed 80% of ARV.It might be easier to snag a great house and rent it and sell it with a renter to an investor that wants good cash flow.Good Luck.

Saves you time, money, and emotional stress.I feel fortunate that my winners have far exceeded my losers in the past 9 years.

I'm imagining a scenario where we get 5 applications in one day, and the first just meets our minimum criteria, while the last far exceeds our criteria.

The greatest investment you can make in your life, is in YOURSELF.To quote from the, "Miracle Morning":"Your level of success will seldom exceed your level of personal development."

The US government cannot afford to pay 20% interest on $18 trillion (interest payment of $3.6 trillion would exceed all sales revenues from taxes).

Check State regs: in Calif, we are limited to 1st+last OR 1st+deposit which can not exceed 2x the rent.Deposit should always be greater than the rent! 

In that way, I would not buy it exceeding the market value.

What if two years from now they go up to the attic and notice an exhaust fan that terminated in the attic and not vented outside, or they wanted to add a receptacle somewhere and hired an electrician, and the electrician told them they can't and because the junction box has too many conductors in it and it exceeds the box fill capacity, so they have to pay to open the wall for a bigger, deeper box or piggy back another box...do they send you the bill too?

His net income exceeds the 3x after deductions and garnishments.