While some may rely on gut feelings or emotions, I firmly believe that numbers should drive our choices.

Driving tenants from older obsolete spaces to the newer more modern spaces. 

he does drive buys, meets laborers, he analyzes, he sells, he wholesales, he invests and he knows the market street by street.

I’m working on building skills, talking to sellers, analyzing deals, and networking with people in the space.Right now, I’m focused on driving for dollars in my area, learning how to talk to motivated sellers, building out a buyers list and connecting with others who are doing deals in Utah.

What will drive an investor's interest in that deal with the experience of the sponsor and the leverage.

Simple Spreadsheet + ReceiptsWe use a Google Sheet with these columns:DateVendor / ContractorExpense Category (Materials, Labor, Utilities, etc.)Paid By (Card, Check, Cash)AmountNotes (what project it was for)Snap a pic of receipts with your phone → dump them in a Google Drive folder with the same name as the property.3.

In Fayetteville, NC where the rental market is strong and it was only a 10 minute drive to downtown and minutes from a well- known University.  8-plex that needs minor improvements to get market rents: parking lot sealing, new front sign and painting of exterior.I thought this was a solid deal with an asset that would be a win / win for both of us.Thoughts?

Drive around your area and/or look at CREXI or Loopnet online. 

They were very unhappy and now I have to drive an hour tomorrow (each way) to go take care of the things they couldn't.If you haven't already guessed it this was an Airbnb booking.This just never happens with Vrbo guests in my experience. 

Both properties are near the end of a gravel road but well situated only a 5 minute drive from town.Looking into the zoning allowances, we would have to apply to the county hearing examiner for land use to use the property as a developed campground that would allow the building of cabins.