i'm just making numbers up, but if your rent on a property is $1000 and your all-in cost is $1500, and you're negative $500 a month forever, that doesn't make sense, even if you can afford to cover the $500 with cash from another income source.i also agree with not using up all your cash, but that just means you might need to wait and save up more cash. 

You'll find that rental property investing isn't scary at all and a great property manager can actually save you more money than they will cost!

Am I more likely to be able to add $50k or $100k of value above cost in a high Cost RE market or a low cost RE market?  

Each one with separate addresses and utilities.We originally put $585k of our own money into the project, and by the time we were ready to go to market in 2023 we were into it for about $2M (the pandemic really threw a wrench in our timeline and costs but also greatly increased the value).

Our goal is to be able to use either some type of software or spreadsheets to continue to build off of and help dial in our costs as we begin to hire more contractors for our team.

Do you work with any specialty tax firms to help us small business owners get access to R&D tax credits, cost segregation and other specialty tax credits?

It hurts the tenants ability to find another rental, nobody wins, and it takes forever costing you money. 

Since you're using an FHA 203k loan and house hacking, focus on managing renovations efficiently to avoid delays and unexpected costs.

Whether you're curious about cost-effective renovations, navigating building codes, or optimizing a property's layout, feel free to reach out.

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