These are building improvements that likely won't impact your rent collection but you are still obligated to share in the costs.

Since your last residency was in 2020, you do not meet this requirement, so the exclusion likely won’t apply.You'll need to calculate the capital gains based on the difference between the sale price and your adjusted cost basis (original purchase price plus improvements and less depreciation taken).

Keep learning and work on improving your credit over time to expand your options.

I've since come to love the community and hope to become the type of investor that uses real estate to not only improve my life, but the lives of my partners, associates, and community as a whole.Looking forward to connecting with you all!

Using the enemy method, you can very quickly identify the top properties in your target market and then replicate if not improving upon their listing when you go live!

Using smart financing like portfolio loans or refinancing after value-add improvements can free up your capital for future investments.Diversify property types – I’ve seen investors get stuck in one type of rental (e.g., single-family homes) and miss out on opportunities in duplexes or small multifamily.

If a flip doesn’t sell immediately, it’s possible to rent out the property and generate consistent cash flow while waiting for market conditions to improve.Infrastructure Growth: The city is also seeing improvements in infrastructure, such as new development projects and expanded amenities in up-and-coming neighborhoods.

I did look at some of the material participation criteria and we should easily surpass the requirements since we pretty much spent time improving the home ourselves, managed all guest communication, etc.Thoughts?

For example, syndicating your listings to a much broader audience, making the application faster, improving applicant experience, making maintenance requests get done more smoothly and quickly.

It worked out but I made sure to take all the advice from above to improve for the next time around.