Thanks so much for these posts Brandon, so glad to have the chance to connect with someone who contributes so much to this community.

I know that's not your question, yet, wanted to come from contribution and suggest that the price you are hearing from the realtor is the more accurate price that you are more likely to get upon sale.

Backyards are nice to have if you have a dog.Appliances break - have an emergnecy fund to cover such expenses and contribute to this fund every month.Good marketing and tenant screening skills will save you time, money, headache.

So this might be contributing to the smoke entering from one unit to the next .

It is great to be humble but you did contribute.

Lets say *neither are contributing any labor or what labor is rendered is paid for separately.

@Clarence Gong There's some very sage advice above...I don't think I can contribute a lot more...I can say that I have a construction background of over 20-years and manage some pretty large renovation projects...we just bought a 150-year old hotel and it's great...settling foundation, original windows and doors, crumbling plaster, a boiler that could power the titanic...active knob-and-tube...radiant heat...The point is to be well educated and prepared for what you are getting yourself into.

Newbie real estate investor here excited to learn and contribute where I can!

I'm an Air Force Vet myself, and I'd be happy to contribute.

But since I would be occupying it for about 5 years, contributing my would-be rent payments towards the mortgage, does that change things?