Any advice on end of the year things I might need to gather is greatly appreciated.

Waiting until the 1-year period ends avoids potential loan issues and simplifies things.

I live in Lawrenceville, GA and am beginning my first house hack, working to purchase another property by the end of the year. 

I'm in "escrow" on a property in Kyoto which handoff should be completed by the end of next month.

BiggerPockets also has a calculator to analyze deals, and I highly recommend you start this as soon as possible, even if you are not ready to buy.

Taxes are very high and everything is super slow and bureaucratic.

She has a charge off that expirian will not delete everywhere else deleted it so that blocked her from getting a heloc no 401k my dti is high because we used my cards What would u do in this situation?

If you have a credit card with a high limit or a line of credit on the existing duplex that might give you some wiggle room.

That should be the policy of BP if they really care about their end users.

That’s one of the highest growth forecasts in the country while still maintaining strong rent-to-price ratios.Memphis also has a resilient economy, driven by logistics (FedEx), healthcare, and a high percentage of renters.