The time has come for me to start investing in real estate and before doing so i'm looking to build a strong and dedicated team of partners: agents, lenders, contractors and property managers mainly in the Cleveland area (but also open to markets within a 2-3 hr drive away) that already possess an excellent track record in their line of work and that value long term collaboration.

And after several years you start doing cash out refinances.....If you can refinance one property every 1-2 years and withdraw $200k of equity....that's not taxable. 

Clean-up costs- make sure you have sufficient coverage.D. 

    I don't post a ton on here, but wanted to start posting more in an effort to share, network and learn. 

At the end of the project I started asking different questions to my realtor, who I still use.

Then you can start to figure out the best course of action.

Once the work was complete, I refinanced to pay off the hard money loan and held the property as a long-term asset.This duplex also marked the start of my short-term rental journey—we ran our first Airbnb from one of the apartments before scaling to bigger projects.

The best way to start in rentals is by buying in your own area.

I'm still learning, but I'm glad I started investing in more real estate.

Their a/c starting leaking and has missing ductwork, and is blowing air in random places.