I love college football obviously and Vince Young's knee was down.

Except much smaller obviously. 

In my opinion, since the tax code is open to interpretation, I interpret as much of my costs as repairs unless something obviously falls into the definition of asset.

If your market won’t appreciate you obviously need way more than the 5% you can get in the bank with no risk.

I'm looking at a property in Lake Arrowhead, CA that obviously has a foundation issue.

STR demand wasn't reliable enough. obviously this is a bit generic anwser but I think Columbus as a whole is a more reliable MTR market.

Obviously, we want to do that again.My kicker is that we now have a toddler and another kid on the way.

So it does appear to be possible to get an FHA 203k loan for a 5-unit & convert to a 4-unit.When possible, aim for the Limited (aka Streamline) 203k loan, as it's less complex, not required to get an FHA consultant, etc.Of course, this is based of the two following important assumptions:1)  zoning allows for this2)  and obviously I owner occupy for at least 12 months3)  the total purchase price + renovations are within the FHA loan limits specific to my areaWhat I'm confused about is the timeline or chronological order of the process? 

Well, of course - that's obvious - but most people in most places in the US are going to spend too much on their purchase because that's what's available.

We've sent out a cohost request and most hosts are asking ~22%, which is higher than what ABB suggests - but seems to be in line with what traditional local prop management places charge.My question: Long term obviously it makes sense to learn to do this all myself and be self sufficient.