Interest rate increases which they bought insurance to limit increases to 2%.

Because you're new, it is a good idea to ask about the brokerage's agent training offerings and potential teams to join to get experience. 

And maybe @David Krulac has some further ideas to offer ...

And if they're valuing furnishings realize if the house is only marketed to a STR; then it limits the pool of buyers.

Some lenders offer creative solutions, like a cross-collateralized loan, where they use your existing equity as security without refinancing the duplex.Another idea is partnering with private lenders or exploring a second-position mortgage, depending on your lender's terms.

I have invested 7 times. 5 of 7 are not paying out and have not paid out and now asking for more capital. they have no idea what they are doing. they are over their heads.

Considering a BRRRR deal sounds like a good idea, especially since you just bought your home.

I'd be looking at multiple structures. we try to build below the average new build cost in our market in Columbus Ohio which is 515,000 last year and we target land 40-50k and urban core adjacent where we get higher price per square foot. we build for clients with margin around $190 a sq ft depending on multi or single. we can get that down in our triplex it's a little higher on our single family homes because of garages and limited economies of scale. hope that helps. idk Philly but if you show me the area and styles of homes I can give you some more insights. 

So note to all owners of older builders - this is not a bad idea to include when doing a large scale rehab.Total labor cost: $13,000For the amount of labor and the materials he was including this was a really solid price. 

Cozy has been acquired by apartments.com, and will not let me sign up for cozy, and the functions seem limited.