When someone says the market is too hot and it is too difficult to find deals, they simply mean it is too difficult for them.

For our multi-unit owners, we simply email them a quote for the make ready cost, and when they approve via email, we pull from the account once repairs are complete. 

But with our spot being fully updated all new appliances/floors/paint/fixtures/etc, really just lacking larger square footage, we went with trying to get $700/room with the understanding we may possibly need to float our rent down.

I would try and identify what your skill sets are and what you lack. 

They simply couldn't get them out with 45 days from offer to close and the $10k incentive.

Originally, this was simply just to get out of the rental scene and gain some consistency, while also allowing myself to grow and build a life of my own without making someone else rich. 

After that, yes, simply add more of your own money.

I often find myself tuning out the sad SOB stories that an applicant will often try to tell me because, quite honestly, I simply don't care what pickle they have managed to get themselves into. 

I have been doing a lot of research into real estate recently due to losing my job due to Covid, but I’m not sure how much I will be able to do based on lack of income.

It simply has to be any commercial property or residential rental property with a purchase price above $200k.