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It sounds like a single family house where you will be living in the house(personal use).Therefore, you may not be getting the tax benefits you think you are.Consult an accountant.I am not sure why your sister would agree to this as well, she is losing $170,000 in this transaction and she faces the possibility of you increasing her rent.You also have to charge market rent or close to market rent or it is all deemed personal use.

So you want a QI with demonstated experience and enough staff to be both responsive to you and to work with those distant closings.  

I am ready to start investing in real estate but know no one personally already doing it.Thanks a bunchExcited to start learning and connecting with Bigger Pockets community! 

My money market funds are dedicated to go towards a down payment, closing costs, etc.

I see that we connected two years ago but I'm not sure if we connected more recently.  

Don't forget, you’re going to be out 10%+ in closing costs so you’ll walk with zero cash and pin your hopes on them paying you 20-30 years from now if that’s all they put down. 

Here are some key highlights from the report, which compares January 2025 with January 2024:The median sales price for the greater Austin metro fell 4.7% to $409,765, while the City of Austin saw a 4.7% increase to $553,465.Total sales in the metro rose 1.1%, whereas the city saw a 4% decrease in closed sales, demonstrating continued demand in spite of economic challenges.Pending sales under contract dropped 7.5% in the metro and 1.4% in the City of Austin, suggesting a slight decrease in demand at the start of 2025.Listing inventory increased 16.5% in the metro and 15.5% in the City of Austin, resulting in 5.6 months of available housing inventory in the metro and 6.2 months in the city, approximately one month more than in January 2024.According to the Texas A&M Real Estate Center, a balanced real estate market has around 6.5 months of inventory.

Cumberland is Not an easy place to invest in. i recently closed on a duplex and i am in the middle of a rehab. i am bringing my Contractors from Hyattsville MD. because is hard to find them there. also i am planning to make them STR due to the location of the property.