@Richard Schubert If the house next door is a solid enough deal you could always raise the money from people in your network to tie it up.

Use your own money?

You can still make good money, but it's not as much as most people think. 

One never knows whether an area will gentrify but chatter on the street is money is flowing in the South Shore.

I would love to talk with a lender to get a better handle on the products that help investors BUT in my strategy, I am leaning toward NOT using hard money at first(if I can avoid it).

I bought this property with a private interest free loan from a friend. the person i bought it from need cash fast so i offered them a low cash offer and they accepted.I had enough money saved up to rehab the house with my savings.

I've already paid for an appraisal and the earnest money is recoverable.Thanks BP family! 

We own our house in Seattle and are trying to determine the best strategy for our move - what approach would net us the most money over the next 1-3 years.

If you sweat for a living, there is good money to be made.My Skeptical Take:I’ll do a 2025 prediction post in the coming weeks, but for now, I’ll just say that all signs are pointing in the ☝️ direction.

It's just going to cost you quite a bit of money to have your accountant prep all of them.