Purchase price: $285,000 Cash invested: $135,000 Side by side 2-family properties (4 units in total), which needed either updating or a full build out.

If your agent is that good, they should have the answers.

I responded to your DM, but it's basically what @Chris Seveney said.

However, this must be paired with a dedicated and robust negative keyword strategy to prevent your ads from appearing for keywords that ARE NOT RELEVANT to your investing business.For the sake of this example have a look at this attached picture below:In this picture you can see that this ad shows up on the keyword “House for sale near me…” which is not something a seller would search for (not to mention a distressed seller).

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I recently cashed out of a startup and working on a new venture.

What is your plan to expand your real estate portfolio? 

So, essentially, you are introducing a new uncontrollable risk into your landlord proforma.

It really depends on your long-term goals and how much work you want to put in.

You VA allotment can cover more than one property so not all of them have to be owner-occupied.Thanks for your post John.