You could do a cash out refinance or even look at a balance transfer at 0% for a couple of years.

I provided gel bait, then exterminator.

Purchase price: $417,500 Cash invested: $37,575 Technically a single family by zoning, though set-up to be a duplex, with 3 beds and 2 baths per unit.

Most of my experience lies in the longterm rental property world, but we just picked up a short-term rental in Vermont and are going through the process of getting it ready to go.The property cost about $415k, and my insurance quote for homeowners + liability was about $4k, which seemed high to me.Obviously insurance quotes vary greatly by policy, but wanted to get a sense as to what others were paying and what provider they used.I am used to long-term rental policies, which seem to be less expensive.Thanks in advance!

Purchase price: $350,000 Cash invested: $11,500 With the proceeds of the sale of our first fixer upper we purchased this duplex which we moved into one unit and same month purchased another duplex in another town to BRRRR.

Analyzing an investment with the Cash on Cash return makes more sense to me.

To maximize your investment, use financing options like FHA or conventional loans, analyze deals based on cash flow and cap rates, and network with local investors through REI meetups and BiggerPockets.Good luck!

Can you provide guidance on how to get started and some effective strategies?

We provide a proxy service for foreign buyers, basically your arm in Japan without having to travel or know the language.

You likely only made a down payment of 3-20% ....but you still get to write it off on the full value across 27.5 years.So 400k/27.5 = 14,000 ish a year of a write off where during the year you didn't need to incur an actual expense, no cash outflow.