You will also need about 6 months of reserves deposited in a traditional financial institution rather than a crypto account.The next step is to find the target property and calculate the acquisition costs and costs of construction along with the after-repair value. 

However, I'm unsure about the costs of maintaining the SL in Spain, especially cause I read in some forums that these costs can be pricey..Do you have any views on the above based on your experience?

I would guess an older home might be more cost to insure?

However, one nice thing about this community is a one-time cost and it doesn't require additional payments.

Looking for something with low acquisition cost, and meets or exceeds the 1% rule.  

My father is a contractor so we will be able to complete most of the work ourselves while keeping costs low and add equity.

Eastmoor and whitehall are good too because of newer home ages after 1940 where you don't have knob and tube wiring and some of the other issues. don't be afraid to look at new construction or ground up new builds closer to downtown. rentals are overpriced in these areas but build costs are low and it can be a good strategy 

We abated the walls, and that added $10,000 to our costs.

A post on recapture.People are concerned about recapture when they cost segregate their improvements and for good reason.Recapture is real, and those deferred taxes will need to be paid.But fear not!

The cost to do so was 50k to join.