Then determine if a long distance property is better or a local house hack.

While this can be appealing for short-term liquidity without immediate monthly payments, it often comes at the cost of significant equity upon sale.

I live 800 miles from my property and I need to furnish it soon. How do I go about ordering furniture online in a way that all the furniture arrives on the same day? If I order from different websites then I’m assumin...

In short, most likely yes but it depends on your entire tax picture.

Quote from @Shane Haas: Looking at purchasing a foreclosure cash (with help from parents), and then financing the home shortly after renovations are made. 3 questions: Are their issues with them giving me funds to assist with purchase?  

I am interested in MTR for my properties in Akron, OH as one is walking distance to Summa Health Systems Hospital there and the other is a 15 minute drive.

It was written before the days of YouTube, so it's not full of the common nonsense where authors sell a course, send you to their website for downloads, or write a follow-up with additional "secrets" they forgot to put in the first book.Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene was another good one.

As of today, May 19, 2024, he is advertising a single family house for sale in Rosedale (Queens), NY for $250k, while stating that it will be a short sale once a prospective buyer makes and offer that's accepted by the seller after providing proof of funds. 

Since this will be a lengthy process I will attwmpt to fill these units up with short term office tenants, or anyone that is looking for storage space. 

While the Fed looks to continue their trajectory of cutting short term rates, I suspect the mid and long points of the yield curve (particularly the 10 year, which is what most mortgages go off of) will stay elevated. 10 Yr treasury today is 4.4%, but if it goes up to 5% or 6%, your mortgage will likely be in the 8% or higher level, which then hits CF even more.