I manually looked at all of the listings in order to find and exclude homes with significant improvements.

There are seasoning periods which means you have to wait if you want more cash out if the property because of property improvements, time passed or a combination of the two factors.

We significantly increased the property’s value by making strategic improvements.

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As long as the arrangement is legitimate, you'll still be able to deduct eligible expenses like property taxes and maintenance costs.In terms of accessibility modifications, such as adding ramps, these could likely be deductible as capital improvements on a rental property.

So, identifying the low hanging fruit identifies the most gainful improvements you can make. 4.

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.

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!