I don't know where you are, but the majority of the country is seeing double-digit increases in rent rates and demand is high.

Have you used VA to do the majority of this work?

What's your college major?

A major plus if the lender does blanket loans. 

Houses that need major renovations need way more than cosmetic updates and take longer/cost more to complete.

Does anyone have a good recommendation for a place in Tallahassee when I can buy used appliances (Stove) that is in "like new" conditions for one of my units. looking for items where they may have a small scratch, or was an open box from a major store etc. 

BTW, we love this market because we've got a major university a few blocks away, Fortune 500 employers in the area and other factors which drive constant rental demand.

Barring a major setback buying our own truck should equate to an immediate increase in income. 

Major companies like Goldman Sachs are predicting similar appreciation for 2022.

It does put me in an....ethical dilemma, which maybe can be solved through proper disclosures, that if a house has been rehabbed...have the major mechanical systems, and capex been updated also?