I’ve noticed that there hasn’t been much recent discussion or activity specific to the Gainesville, FL market, so I wanted to start a conversation!

Hi Delroy,Congrats on your first house hack—what a great start!

A trusted real estate agent and a lender can guide you through the process, explain the help that’s out there, and connect you with resources to make buying a home a reality.Bottom LineIf you’re ready to stop wondering if buying a home is possible and start exploring solutions, connect with an expert agent and trusted lender.

Hi Benjamin, call three insurance companies and get a quote, start there first.

If you just hire the cheapest or first PMC you speak with and it turns into a bad experience, please don’t assume ALL PMC’s are bad and start trashing PMC’s in general.

The permits and architecture was done prior to start.).For most people the finances are the limitation to scale.  

Dumpster is delivered and demo starts the first week . 

Another lesson is to research companies online and in forums like this before you do business with them and if you decide to do business with someone, dip your toe in the water slowly and continue to research the company after you start working with them, because things can change quickly.I have some questions:1. 

And after several years you start doing cash out refinances.....If you can refinance one property every 1-2 years and withdraw $200k of equity....that's not taxable. 

If I were you, I would start this way, if you are new to real estate investing.