Plumbers, electricians and other trades can easily charge well over $180/hr).

well, duh.I'd put this in unquoted text but I don't see a method of disabling the quote format in the text editor.They can ask you to serve notice so one unit (or both) are vacant at the time of possession, but if you agree to that make sure you have a large deposit and some of that is not refundable if the buyer backs out as you will need it to cover the lost rent. thank you.

But of course, you need to be very careful about the risk of starting a trade war.  

Simply owning some investment real estate does not make one a real estate professional anymore than owning some stock's makes one a Stock Trader....To qualify for real estate professional status (REPS), you must meet the following requirements:50% test: More than half of your personal services must be in real property trades or businesses.750-hour test: You must perform at least 750 hours of services in real property trades or businesses.

I’ve been actively seeking mentorship opportunities in Dallas, diving into real estate literature (including David Greene’s BRRRR method), and connecting with others who are passionate about achieving financial freedom through real estate.If you work in IT, are based in Dallas, or simply want to connect, I’d love to hear from you!

IThe detailed engineering approach from actual cost records, also called the “detailed cost approach” or “direct cost method”, uses cost information from contemporaneous construction and accounting records.

Sheetrock crew comes in next....think they clean up after all the other trades and throw away all the trash? 

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!

You can either continue the depreciation schedule from the property sold, and create a new fixed asset for the additional amount invested to obtain the property (Two Depreciation method), or you can opt to treat the new asset as one asset (Single Depreciation Method).

If you want a machine thats a jack of all trades , look at a Kubota L 3901 with a backhoe . ( Kubota still has 0% financing  )