This is a great way to scale.

None of the online tools know about the interior condition or upgrades.Yes, use Redfin, Realtor and Zillow, but look at the photos of the sold properties and grade them on a scale of 1 (needs major overhaul, including plumbing, heating, electrical, septic) to 10 (just rehabbed to a high standard and needs nothing done) and use that rating to adjust your comps.

Some I can think of quickly - cleaning gutters, making sure dirt/grading is adequate, servicing HVAC, doing annual/quarterly walk throughs to double check the condition, replacing furnace filters. 

in 2024 completed a 2 story detached ADU which includes a fully insulated large 2 car garage/shop with half bath, and a custom 2 bed/1ba apartment above (not builder grade, pretty fancy).  

It sounds like classic slab-on-grade water issues, especially on a flat lot.

If the numbers work, creative financing is one of the fastest ways to scale because you’re not waiting on saving up big down payments.

@Steve Croy, you’re actually in a really strong spot to scale.

Quote from @Al Watts: @Roger Hobbes "Almost all Black homeownership in 1960 was concentrated in lower-graded (C/D) neighborhoods.

How much equity should I keep in the property, and what loan-to-value (LTV) makes sense for scaling responsibly?

But I don't think many people are getting rich off cashflow unless they are buying affordable units AT SCALE.