Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.

Posts like this are part of my journey to learn, network & connect with experienced professionals like yourself who have valuable insights to share.I also want to apologize for the late response—it’s been a busy few days, but I didn’t want to miss the chance to thank you for your input.Looking forward to learning & growing in this space & who knows, maybe one day I’ll be offering you in on an investment idea or I'll be the one offering advice to new investors!

My number one question to any agent would be do you invest in real estate. 

For those ones SCI and M.

Then you probbaly won't have to mess with new trim either.And then your finish product is the best one.

Some of the most successful ones I know are totally remote, unique cabin in the woods type. 

One thing to be aware of is the FHA multifamily self-sufficiency calculation which determines if a property can generate enough rental income to cover its mortgage payments.

If the property were owner-occupied, would I only receive credit for one rental unit's income, while the non-conforming basement income wouldn't count?

I'm a recent graduate and I was wondering how can I get access to a DSCR loan without having a credit score, not being an us citizen, now owning a house (some DSCR loans require that you own at least one other house) and not having a job.

Our office receives about 50 of these a month from various wholesalers and I always look at ones I don't recognize to see what people are trying.