Always difficult to directly translate to value but I think it  is worth it.Also agree with other responses that I would avoid late/non-payers as well as those that are pains in the back side (for me only 2 out of 44). 

I don't bother with my REIA meetings that are open to non-paying people because it's literally a bunch of people with no experience looking for YOU.  

What if one uses non-conventional sources of money?

On the flip side they have an investor loan that will loan 90% of the purchase price to non owner financing.

When you look at the different ways of how you can make money in real estate (basically collecting rent, rehabbing, selling) non of them come close to the potential of buying right.

Hi Gina,investment property can be financed inside of an IRA, however since you are considered to be a disqualified person are not allowed to provide personal guarantee for the loan - therefore the loan must be non-recourse.

It's the provision that allows for non-accredited investors to participate in crowdfunding investments.  

I also screen by non-owner occupants and specifically target out of county and out of state owners. 

You can still maintain an open feel, while also not doing something that would be too non-standard for a typical single family home (again, unless that's what you're going for).For reference, we did a house many years ago with an almost identical kitchen/lower-level floor-plan, and this is how the standard wood railing looked:

And at the end of the day if you looking for ways to pull money out of the property there are methods now that will allow you to get a no document, non recourse loan as high as high 60% LTV.