I'm broke as a joke but I have good credit how do I get started 

You can also search Google and read reviews.

I'd like to see more of this happening everywhere.

Read this post for a longer take: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1057644-augus...If you are looking for tax planning aka tax strategies, the best time to look is November-December.

This would be news to me.  

Over time, rents may increase, improving your cash flow, and you’ll gain equity and valuable experience managing tenants and property operations.

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Hello Mike, It is nearly impossible to answer this question without taking a deep dive on the numbers of each but often times in expensive markets like Seattle the cost of construction is so high that it doesn't make sense to tear it down unless you can build something way bigger/nicer.

This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.

This level of scrutiny drastically reduces the risk of renting to unreliable tenants.Realtors vs.