Real Estate looks so attractive in the rear view mirror, but most people do just fine in stocks over long time spans...especially if they live where re prices are too high to invest.

I was working with a flipper from early 2016-2018 and we did about 5-6 SFHs all in the East Bay in that time span (was an amazing experience).Unfortunately for me, after 2010 there was no way I was going to be able to get approved for a loan for a property or better yet afford one (was in high school).

My capex budget includes roof 25 year life span, floors, 10 year life span, appliances and hot water heater 12 year life span, hvac, 20 year life span.

One of our stubs spanned from Dec-Jan, so this would have been the first paycheck of the year, yet the YTD totals were different than the current check.2) Paystubs from different employers that look identical.  

Nevermind that it had been there for nearly a decade and spanned multiple rafters making it unlikely to fall unless the roof fell as well.This tenant also learned an $80 lesson about flipping breaker switches after being told 7-8 times that it was likely a breaker issue and saying that they had flipped the switch.

You should definitely be able to get it rented in that week span frame.

So as they say, beds/baths, .5 miles, square footage and 6 month time span, I found stuff that matches 3/4 of these criteria.

However, the lender must verify the borrower’s employment for the most recent two full years, and the borrower mustexplain any gaps in employment that span one or more months, andindicate if he/she was in school or the military during the most recent twofull years, providing evidence supporting this claim, such ascollege transcripts, ordischarge papers.Allowances can be made for seasonal employment, typical for the building trades and agriculture, if documented by the lender.

Mine includes but not limited to: roof 25 year life span, floors 10 year unless carpet then 5 year, appliances and hot water heater 12 years, hvac 20 years, bath and kitchen remodel 20 years, etc.

For example, if you are in charge of acquisitions and can negotiate a price down by $5,000 in the span of one hour, is that $5,000/hr worth more than what you would potentially be paying a contractor per hour?