Other than an annual increase, I don’t believe they can be increased significantly without significant capital investment to improve the units. 4.

The MLS reports I have from Richmond do not have the tax amounts on them, and a cursory web search has not yielded anything, either.I apologize for my ignorance, but how do taxes work in VA?  

Those will cash flow nicely, but there isn't as much on the equity capture, so it's a mixed bag depending on your goals.An alternative in the meantime is to look into being a passive investor on other larger properties that have lead investors and watch how they run the syndication and their plan to improve the property.

If you're willing to work with a Realtor, you can search for SRES Realtors in your area at sres.org and make them aware of your property.

*search this site using key word "house hack"5-why wouldn't you pull the equity from your house ( or leverage your house) and just by a rental property(paid off in 15 yrs by tenants, building equity for further acquisitions, future appreciation AND sale ) where the numbers will give you a specific profit, and you can retain your anonymity and personal space as a LL?

., than the worst mistake I can make is to try and fudge the numbers to improve my offer.

To help get the best appraisal and value, you'll want to meet the appraiser, help them with the data collection, and be sure to tell them all of the upgrades you have done to improve on its value.

"We all have the ability to improve our lives.

I found a vacant property near my current rental house. Neighbor said the owner passed away and now nobody has paid taxes. Need help finding family relatives, so I can possibly buy the house. Looking for someone who h...

Hi @Andrew Assman ,The duplex/triplex/quadplex market is indeed quite competitive at this point (March 2018) I'm helping a friend look for deals on MLS for that same property type and the last 'good' deal we liked had 12 showings in 2 days with 6-7 offers.For you, I'd recommend looking for deals off-market, orbreak-even in great neighborhoods, or properties that you can improve/renovateI did #2 and did quite well due to neighborhood appreciation.