With older homes, you need to have larger CapX budgets in order to account for the larger number of items that will need fixing.

I would suggest that most investors put their money into investment real estate, not into making their primary house larger. 

@Jeff Cantrell  you’re letting the tax tail wag the dog. 

For instance, this year, my passive losses will allow me to do larger Roth conversions and stay in the lower tax brackets; note the rates are a bit better now than after 2025. 

Decking was a larger project than expected.

Consolidation - sell several properties and cluster them into one larger purchase (very common with folks moving from SF into MF or commercial)As long as you purchase at least as much as the aggregate of your sales. 

If he had a car with lien larger than value of the car, give it back in 45 days.

I have occasionally rented to foreign students.Check their passport and visa stamp, make copies of them, require a bit larger deposit.

Have you thought about partnering with someone to secure a larger (more doors) property? 

All 24 units are the same size except for one unit which is larger.