Not sure if you plan on pursuing a higher education, but that can be a factor that comes into play as well.

Along with risks of natural disasters some areas of the country are also more litigious or even have more uncertain jury pools and that can also play into insurance pricing.

I’ve asked the housing authority over my section 8 rebates if I could increase the rent and they said not until the renewal which is not until April 2025.

It's interesting how everything will play out, I actually don't expect significant rate cuts until next year but who knows.

I own/operate over 150 units in Pittsburgh and you can find every sort of real estate investment play here.

There are dozens of metro area which all have different dynamics at play.

hold some of that initial 100,000$ for reserves. if you spend it all and something goes wrong you wont have time to accumulate profit the first year to really afford to fix anything. then you'd be dependent on personal income or another loan to fix the issue if one arose. play it slow and safe at first while you figure out the game and take some initial hard knocks that are bound to come. 

Of course, I had learned to play by the rules a little better by then. :)

The condo proceeds from the HELOC used as a down payment will not be taxed.The tax will come into play when the condo is sold.

For those of you that do an online application or furthermore just a simple "form" that is completed online, how do you go about acquiring and subsequently providing proof of obtaining such authorization without a signature?