Larger properties spread your risk.Be Ready for Some Sweat Equity: Many first-time house hackers underestimate this part, but putting in a little elbow grease can drastically improve your returns.

He'll lend in markets where there's a network set-up that has proven to move investors through. 

If a cost segregation study is done in early 2025 can it still be applied to our 2024 taxes to utilize the larger bonus depreciation?

I'm in a small town with nobody to really network with on a regular basis.

Out-of-state investors typically focus on larger cities like Louisville or Lexington, which dominate about 75% of discussions I have with OOS investors unless it's an STR market.

@Lolo Druffif you're really thinking about buying there then I would recommend going there in person, potentially multiple times, and building a network. 

Networking at this time can only be done by phone.

The biggest advantage of using someone local to where you're buying is that they will understand taxes, insurance, and similar items very well when it comes to DTI/DSCR calculations and payment quotes, and they will likely have a local network of service providers for ancillary services (survey, inspections, etc).

BTW would love to network with you on Dallas CRE Multifamily inventory if you have access to value add 

Hey Shawn - Highly suggest going to local meetups and joining investing groups on FB to build your local network.