IMO - focus on improving your cash flow, lowering your vacancy, limiting bad debt, and screening for high quality tenants.

If your bet is appreciation, bet your underlying fixed costs go up.

Which is why it is so important to have a competent agent representing the sellers side and limit the risk in any way possible of that being able to happen in the first place.

Perhaps not a trend to consider across the city but any neighborhood that would attract college educated young professional families seems to be a good bet if you wanted to focus on this asset type.I plan to build 12 townhomes as a second phase of a condo/townhome project in a good area of Mount Airy near the Chestnut Hill boarder and even though I’m likely to years away from being ready to begin phase 2, my current plans are to keep the 12 homes as rentals for the precise reasons I outlined above.  

Trying to go the seller financing route may severely limit your buying pool. 

If an agent is involved your chances of having a meaningful conversation with the seller is limited. 

Additionally, I have an LLC established and currently hold a business credit card with a limit of $15,000, as well as two personal cards for $4,000 and 3500.I have before and after pictures of my fix and flip, if needed.Any advice or insights on potential funding sources or strategies would be greatly appreciated!

If so, would they be capped at the 60% bonus depreciation limit of the purchase year or <40% limit depending on the year they met their material participation limit?

This can be really helpful if you're planning to scale up your portfolio or if traditional financing methods don't work due to self-employment or limited traditional income.Bridge Loans – If you're leaning towards flipping a property or doing major renovations, a bridge loan can give you short-term financing to get the property ready for sale or refinance.

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