You picked the wrong kind of property to start in as a 3/3.1 townhouse is not ideal for room hacking and is more residential in nature which is why you should sell it and take the proceeds and deposit money and look for a two-family where you and your brother can live in one side and you can full rent the other side - maybe even as a mid-term rental to 2x the rent.

Your contract better be rock solid and not some 2 page junk construction agreement you find on the internet or from some guru who has never actually completed dozens of construction projects. 

Concrete is naturally pourous.

The Fed's intervention, through increased interest rates, is intended to curb this excessive growth and bring the market back to more realistic levels.It's important to understand that a correction is a natural part of economic cycles and does not necessarily signal a crisis.

Places like, Memphis, Little Rock, DFW, HOU, SAN or even OK.

Hi, I've recently joined this group, and am looking forward to insights I may get regarding my rental property in Castle Rock,CO.

I took an interest in the investing side of real estate shortly after becoming a licensed real estate agent, and it seems like that naturally became my focus, between helping investor clients and being an investor myself.It looks like you have a few investment properties yourself!

In the past, I've done some out of state purchases [Memphis/Little Rock] through turnkey companies.

But most of them are generic in nature and do not fit the specifics of your business model.

. - Any other tips specific to the nature of the property or location.