I'm passionate about real estate and how utilizing this asset class can enable me to build generational wealth and retire early.

Hey Denny - For rehab costs, a good place to start is breaking things down room by room and getting rough estimates for common repairs like the roof, HVAC, kitchen, light cosmetics, etc.

As remote work is more and more common, many professionals look for a home there.

Hello Biggerpockets Community, This is my first post as I am trying to utilize BiggerPockets more. 

I recognize there are other ways I could invest this cash (including another property) but I am being mindful of levering myself out too much in the current environment where job losses are more common in my industry (tech).

See if those can be covered for utilities.7.  

Or is it better to utilize different strategies?

Make sure everyone knows a cleaning schedule, expectation for common areas, how are you splitting utilities, guest policy, etc. 

Even something as simple as utilizing ChatGPT to speed up certain processes such as asking for generalized information on a market's demographics and immigration patterns can be useful and save a lot of time.

High 6s to mid 7s is more realistic for the most common deals (70%+ LTV).Also, the FFR doesnt really directly impact mortgage rates.