but the $7000 to pay off the vehicle will only save me about $600 in interest whereas investing that 7k into another home or renovations, like adding a new bathroom to my current 3bed 1bath home, would yield way more than the money saved.

I understand that Cap Ex is location and age of home dependent, but is it possible for this to be ballpark accurate for these times?

Glue-down vinyl planks in homes that have really wanky floors.

I have many GC's who have placed bids on conducting a full rehab / even new build, and the area is in a great neighborhood with $400k homes across the front yard.

A beautiful home for someone else to treasure and some profit for my father and I at the end!

Some exclude short-term rentals and if that's in the fine print and your home burns or is damaged in a storm, it's not covered because you acted outside the policy limitations.

Typical is about $150/month.

So, a typical budget for each of those is 5% of rental income or 15% total for all 3, which for you is $225/month.2.

Is a store like Home Depot the spot to get these items?

Looking at purchase a first home but the issue is the homes we’d like to invest into in our area are far too expensive.