Ok yeah we are thinking of getting an investment property loan so we can stay in our current home.If we did the FHA route we are considering on living in the new property for 1 year and then moving back into our old one after the year is up.We are curious if we would get a more favorable rate if we borrowed from our home equity to buy the investment property.Do you have any idea if many investors borrow from their home equity to get started?  

The seller was not in the wrong by saying "no" to the water damage question on the RPOADS form.You can read more about this topic here: https://www.ncrealtors.org/question/can-property-damage-be-a...When things get tricky is when a seller marks "no representation" on the RPOADS form about an issue.

Here is an intro to depreciation: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1121063-expla...Cost segregation.

If you have any ideas, you can ping me.

Sorry for derailing the book conversation but I think this topic is pretty interesting especially with the way the market is changing. 

It’s great to have a community to bounce ideas off of.

I thought of LVP but I'm not sure if it's a good idea in the bathroom.

Perhaps going to the local building department or title company to see who the big land buyers are in your area would be helpful for starting to discuss the idea with someone nearby?

I love the idea of jumping in with a duplex.

While this meetup idea comes to fruition, would love to pick your brain about the Kingston area as I get fluent with it from a RE perspective.