I would love to discuss my purchase and here about your backup plan.

Your realtor should be the first source of guidance.For anyone here to provide you some guidance, you have to be more specific on the ask.There are always many things to consider when planning for different strategies.

If you plan to be there for the entire rehab process, then go for it. 

Any guidance is appreciated and I know it's not tax nor financial advice, just your thoughts.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

An example is on one permit I had plans for electrical, plans for gas, plans for AC condenser.

They found it out, andI had to go to the planning board and zoning board, hire an engineer and architect to make the fourth unit legal.In my opinion, the realtor should have verified the zoning, and if you used bank financing, it's pretty rare for the bank to miss it as well.You are probably going to have to hire an architect to draw plans and to get it approved as a triplex.I wish you luck.

I doubt we will buy off the MLS but I am trying to find a good way to visualize MLS data so that I can plan our next purchase and get a "steal" that I will have instant equity or rehab for equity with the goal of getting a decent HELOC going.Because real estate values are so location based, it is hard for me to process the data on a spreadsheet, because I'm constantly trying to project it onto a map in mind.To know if what I'm looking at is a deal, I would like to be able to see $/sq.ft. data visualized on a map with either current listings or preferably sold properties. 

I already make a living out of real estate and I'm not planning on ever leaving this space, I'm here to stay. 

Happy to post more details on the financials but for starters we owe 1060000 on a 2.25% VA loan.