My sibling and I have invested into numerous rental properties, and along with the purchase price of the rentals, we’ve spent a fantastic deal of money on renovations, and our hope was to choice up properties at affordable prices and make improvements to increase their value, but since my sibling and I are quite handy, the people I was with and I can complete most of the substitutes, repairs and maintenance on our own, and because of the demands of these older buildings, we’ve l acquired a lot about plumbing, electrical lines, heating, cooling and general contracting. By necessity, we’ve accumulated a wide range of tools and inventory of materials… The cost of hiring professionals is often too high to ever reclaim the investment into renovating a home office, bathroom or even painting home offices. The rent respectfully covers the mortgage… It doesn’t pay for a plumber to install a toilet or a general company to upgrade windows, and my sibling and I watch for sales on appliances and building materials! Every time a occupant moves out of an apartment, the people I was with and I try to make some category of improvement! We’ve l acquired a lot from seeing Youtube videos and hands-on practice. The two of us now think how to install a shower pan, run drain lines, run electrical lines, upgrade light fixtures, install ceramic brick floors and hang drywall. We’ve saved a fantastic deal of money through DIY efforts but we’ve also donated a fantastic deal of our time and effort for free. It’s very discouraging when the occupants don’t take care of the property. When they transport out, the people I was with and I regularly find a fantastic deal of disfigure. Because they aren’t respectfully cleaning appliances and fixtures, they don’t last as long.