Intent is to get the foundation blessed off by a Civil Engineer and save about $15K in foundation costs as the original design was for a 3400 sf house.

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Both can save time and improve efficiency, depending on how hands-on you want to be. 

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I generally prefer higher since I don’t plan on putting in small claims, it’s basically just for catastrophic loses and the savings in premiums over multpiple properties for multiple years should balance that out if I have ever have to use the insurance.

I'll share first: I plan on spending the first bit of the year saving for my next deal--I'm looking for a SFH somewhere in the midwest to long-term rent.

I lost money for many years in real estate, while my friends were enjoying life with their savings.

Currently, we are learning more about investing while we save enough capital for a down payment for our first rental property.

You literally have to invest in something that will lose value, in the hopes of saving on taxes."

That’s possible savings.