The main issue is your exit is capped so if your costs go up, your profit goes down.

With value-add, I know I'm getting at least some of my capital out when I'm done and I'll end up with a house that should not need any significant cap-ex for quite a while.I'd do turnkey too if the numbers looked good enough but the reality is in the market where I have boots on the ground you're talking about close to 60k between down payment and closing costs for maybe $200/month in cash flow.

Also pet rent is now capped at $25/month.Thank you for the update, I believe the security deposit for leases signed after October 1, 2024 is maxed at one month (including any pet deposits which must be refundable).

As you move into your townhouse in Odenton and eventually aim for multifamily properties, you might want to start refining your metrics (like cash-on-cash return and cap rate) to compare performance across different property types.Looking forward to seeing how your portfolio evolves.

If you have any cap ex left in Palm Bay (like an HVAC major repair or roof) you will lose cash flow for years.

Loan Costs, Deposits, and Escrows: Origination fees, application fees, third party reports, legal, insurance review, title & escrow, rate caps (floating rate loans), due diligence deposit, rate lock deposit, standard escrows, etc.6.

Most nearby cities are the same.Even in the Denver-adjacent cities that do allow non-owner occupied STRs, they vary widely -- some have caps on STRs, some cap the nights rentable as an STR, some cap the number of vacation rentals one owner can have, etc. etc.This is all to say, first know where you can do Airbnb, then start running numbers.

Conventional loans will require 12 months seasoning for cash out and are usually capped at 75% LTV 2.

When the plumber removed the cleanout cap, water started coming out.

Not sure about California tax, but if you have lived in the house for 2 years of the last 5 you will not have the cap gains tax federally.