I'm from Long Island but now live and plan on investing in the Albany area.

I had access to a legal and compliance team to assist in doing such, as well as my background in contract law.

LVL material, preference for an open floor plan, make this renovation very popular.

I am an investor friendly agent as well looking to start my journey in RE investing.

I am looking for recommendations for best financing options.The owner is considering financing it, but until they agree, I am planning as if they will not do so.The local credit union I use, who is very investor friendly, is unable to lend on properties larger than 4 units right now. 

if you were only going to rent out a portion of the house as an STR that portion would have to be worth more than your exchange as well.

We plan to renovate it ourselves and turn it into a 1200sq ft 2/1 to STR.

Took an extra 6 weeks than planned,  but ultimately got it done. 

Feel free to share any thoughts you have here as well. 

Dennis' dad and I actually tripped over something similar back in Chandler.. we learned to tap into city planning websites and even call the permit offices directly to get a real sense of their backlogs.