If electing for the realtor option, I can work with him/her to define some strategies in order to get the seller to cover some of the closing costs.

i want to buy a another 2 family, but not house hack.. the electrical component won't come until November 2024 and then I still have to split other utilities should I wait till that project's done?

If you want to stay in the active real estate game but not wanting to buy right away you could 1031 into specific DSTs that have a 721UpReit OPTIONAL component.

Unclear who “middle class” is but it’s usually defined in the past as sub-$250k income.

From what I understand, equity on a property is the amount of money a property is worth minus the amount of money owed on the mortgage on the property.At least one article has said that the principal remaining on the mortgage is the only component of the mortgage that is accounted for when determining the amount of money owed on the property’s mortgage when calculating the equity one has on a property.I am not sold on just factoring a mortgage’s principal into the amount owed on a mortgage because if interest is also owed on the mortgage for the property, the interest should be accounted for in determining the amount of money owed on a mortgage, correct?

Anyone out there create a spreadsheet or a template around J Scott's 25 components of a rehab from the book, "The book on Estimating Rehab Costs"?

That's really going to define this all.

Alternatively, I could maybe outsource just the liability component and still save a ton on premiums.10k deductibles are not usually an option.

It definately wasn’t to  the bank’s advantage to let you get behind.

Also, what generally defines the line between something that would be filed against the homeowner's insurance vs. the renter's insurance?