You may show losses that can be carried forward and offset future capital gains.

This statement alone, "I would like to plan my start for scaling", could be the most detrimental to your journey and the one that will have you making decisions for your future self who might not even like those decisions.

In the future I strongly suggest a similar pricing strategy where you list lower than what the comps come in at.

The earlier you start in your RE journey, the better off you will be in the future.

So I believe mortgages will look at DTI and want to make sure your income covers your current and future debt obligations at a percentage of 40-49% I believe, so their multiple would be more like 2-2.25x, but it's not a real apples to apples comparison. 

I'm planning to invest in real estate crowdfunding instead of stocks in the near future.

Maureen, I would be interested in partnering with you on future deals.  

So, connecting with the local real estate community could serve you in the future.

But like Drew Sygit said, if you're going to sell it, in the future, vacant is best, especially on a new renovation.

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