Kind regards

Does anyone in Orlando have recommendations for contractors who do this kind of work?

What kind of buy and hold are you wanting to do: single-family, plexes, small apartments, commercial, etc?

A mortgage client of mine asked me this:"Please ask your network this question for me as I lean into r.e. investing:1.If you could do it all over again, knowing what you know now, what kind of investment property would you buy for your 1st unit(s)?

Some common items: HVAC, roof, electric, interior updates, plumbingComparable rents vs.

Yes, it can, but typically if its a one time capital expense that in any other year would have been income and its the kind of expense that only takes place once in 15-30 years, then as a loan officer, we can add back that as income in most cases.

Doing a syndication is expensive for the first round, that's why it's nice to have a few people you trust to form the LLC with you, and you can try out the process of raising money and meeting investor demands.If you don't have that kind of time, then I recommend investing in someone else's project.

My market is in Northern Colorado and it is very common for SFHs to sell for more than asking price - that's just the market.

All investments come along with some kind of risk.4.

If you bought as REO from the bank that didn't sell at auction, while less common for you to speak with the bank, not unheard of.