It justifies the property selling for greater than just market appreciationI do owner builder rehabs but sometimes use contractors for large work scope or scope beyond expertise.  

Cleveland is a great market, but hopefully my warning here will help you avoid the headaches I endured.

I live in a town of about 100k people here in Dothan, AL, so STRs aren’t the most popping market.

Curious if anyone else is using AI for real estate marketing—whether for video, staging, or even writing listing descriptions.

How do you go about determining market rate?

If your aunt isn't in a big rush, another option may be (I'm not familiar with TX law):- Pay your aunt for a Right of First Refusal (means you get a chance to buy it before anyone, but has to be notarized by you and your aunt and filed at the courthouse)- Sell your house on or off market.

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Are you currently investing in your hometown or are you looking at out of state markets?

Nashville is a ridiculously competitive market.

I'd recommend looking at costs. your build cost is going to be well over other homes because of the fixed costs like slab, Hvac, roof, etc. check the market drivers and weight the benefits of short term versus long term. long term is no furniture and help pays mortgage but at this size it doesn't really cover everything. we didn't find a lot of economies of scale in single family detached. can you build more than one unit?