Money is king, larger apartment communities usually do Low deposits and second month free, but here are a couple of outside the box ideas to get the word out and rented;In this day and age, social media is king.

Purchase price: $319,000 Cash invested: $42,000 After a whole year of studying investments, I am finally in the game at the young age of 20!

Purchase price: $319,000 Cash invested: $42,000After a whole year of studying investments, I am finally in the game at the young age of 20!

But, depending on the age of the building he could also be hit with an Hoa assessment for a new roof, painting the outside or parking lot maintenance.

@Isiah Ferguson A lot depends on your age and time you have to operate a real estate business.

@Randy Bloch I tend to agree that the terms are a bit more stringent when you get into commercial lending. 

My goal is 10 SFH, as I'm just looking to supplement a $3,000 a month pension (inflation will slowly drain its buying power, so turning to real estate to combat that effect) that I'll start drawing from in 2023 at the age of 53. 

@Andrew M Bickett I run my numbers as follows (this is for a newly renovated property, numbers will be higher based on age of mechanicals)Vacancy 8.3% year 1, 5% forwardMaintenance $75Capex $80Property management 12% - 15% depending on rent.Tax and ins, actual $$$

No matter what you’ll have a great start in RE investing experience at a young age.

They're all leased currently.Based on the age and purchase price, I'd say the insurance companies are expecting your houses to become total losses following fairly mundane claims.