Due to the extreme volatility of crypto and potentially high transaction costs, you need to be careful with harvesting crypto losses.Pick tax-efficient investments.

Quote from @Ana Mills: The high quotes for the electricians will be way cheaper than having your handyman do it and it causing damage, causing a fire, or even worse causing a fire later when someone is living there and that person/persons getting hurt because of the work being done by an unlicensed worker doing the work. 

The Shadow Ln property presented a high-demand location and a competitive purchase price.

They have a high hassle factor and he sold most of them.  

There is no high speed internet available yet and we haven't sprung for Starlink.  

Gap funding or junior position funding is highly risky. your team has no real money in the deal..

You cannot have a contract that simply states "install high-quality countertops" without specifying the quantity, location, type, or style.

On the advice of the fireplace guy who did our last cleaning/inspection, we sanded down the brick inside and painted it with the high heat black paint, and it states in the lease that they may use a fireplace-style candelabra if they'd like, but any other use will trigger all the rules in the Fireplace Addendum.   

But, once you do build some wealth and have a high income, you realize how much you can save/make by owning the right real estate - numbers that far exceed any cash flow you might make on a property. 

I received my desired density and $1.3M in imputed equity that recently allowed me to finance the construction at 87% LTC through a bank.