Listings are selling for roughly 92% of their list price on average.

Sorry for the tough love, but not buying the above.You & your wife's salaries should cover your expenses, while the income from your remodeling gigs should be saved.Recommend you review EVERY dollar you made and what you spent it on in 2024.

Quote from @Evan Thomas Andriola: Cleveland investors,What are your thoughts on investing in a property that is currently vacant? 

Here is my method I got that has done me wonders, I used the method from Brandon Turners book on managing properties:1.)

Raleigh investor here focused on short term rentals and creative real estate investing - harder but not impossible to cashflow here

But Focal is making more money than my kmart headphones.I would like to go into real estate on a focal level.So the question is: which niche market has the highest returns in real estate?

I'm not set on doing it with a USDA loan, but I was eyeing rural properties and thought it may make sense to look at the USDA loan route.

However, I don’t yet have the funds for a down payment on another house, and I’m trying to figure out the best option for where to live while I rent the apartment.Do you have any recommendations for managing this transition or tips on finding a temporary place to stay?

Phoenix has a pretty diverse market, and while there’s no official A/B/C/D breakdown map, you can generally categorize areas based on price points, rental demand, and appreciation potential.For BRRRR, you’ll want to focus on places where you can still find properties at a reasonable price, add value through renovations, and get solid rental returns.

My brother is a divorce attorney, so I do have access to great leads that I keep hearing from him, but I don't have enough cash to close on anything meaningful.