If the opportunity is not profitable, then you are seeing losses and the tax breaks from the Opportunity Zone program are not as great an incentive or as helpful at that point.Smart investors realize that, as with other areas that undergo refurbishing and renovation, the properties surrounding the Qualified Opportunity Zones may present attractive investment opportunities as well.

Account Closed I considered doing some HML with my IRA at one point, the returns can be pretty attractive.

First of all, you can submit whatever offer you want, but agent is probably wanting cash offers because they will be more attractive to the bank.

It's not an easy loan to get but the rate is very attractive and the fees are relatively low, as they are regulated.I have access to the program as a Mortgage Broker but have yet to do one.

Building your team is easy after you've attracted the capital 1st. 

I've got to say this: Attracting, showing, screening, and on-boarding tenants is just a teeny, tiny part of the whole property management process.Because you are out of state, I would strongly urge you to hire a professional PM to handle this and all the other services you are going to need.That way, you can focus on finding more great rental properties, and not on reinventing the wheel!

There are some that slope down a bit at one point, maybe where a wall used to be.Any suggestions on durable, attractive, but not too expensive flooring? 

He is trying to attract passive investors into an active game. 

Buy your renovation material based on the type of neighborhood and the income levels it attracts.

Cash-on-cash would still be very attractive calculating the monthly cashflow vs the money in the deal.