But you'd have to be quite involved initially, especially to get access to better SBA lending. 

Being able to do your own renovations and improvements will give you a serious advantage when house hacking or even working on your own projects.Akron has some solid real estate opportunities, especially for house hacking in multi-family homes.

Its referred to as a 1031 improvement exchange.

I’m simplifying the numbers here to focus on the main concept, so I’m leaving out factors like expenses, improvements, property management, repairs, etc., for now.Here’s the scenario:- I bought my house in 2022 for $1MM and used it as my primary residence.- In 2024 (after 2 years), I moved out and converted it into a rental.

I had a guy come to one of my houses recently and he said the situation improves once moisture is removed.  

The customary California purchase agreement includes a contingency for the physical inspection of the property, so you will grant the buyer and agent access to inspect the property during the contingency period. 

Most come here hoping to find an avenue via real estate investing to quit their day job, but that should NOT be their goal.They should be pursuing RE investing to diversify & improve their financial future. 

Instead, focus on improving your skillset, helping more clients at a high level and implementing systems in your business.

A friend of mine ended up in a tough spot because he didn’t realize that improvements could be included in the exchange value under certain conditions.

You don't want to over improve a brrrr. rough napkin math: 70k purchase price + 46k rehab = 116k all in160k sale price *.92 (8% cc) = 147k147k - 116k = 31k profitSeems like a decent deal if you can sell.