You might consider: Consulting a Real Estate Attorney – Your emails may possibly prove misrepresentation.Requesting Public Records – A FOIA request might reveal why the city denied you but later approved the duplex.Escalating to City Officials – Bringing this to local officials could expose inconsistencies.Exploring Tax Write-Offs – A CPA might help offset your financial loss, if it is possible.I’d definitely seek legal advice.

I swapped from CapitalOne to Baselane about 6 months ago and it's been highly beneficial to my little real estate biz.

Additionally, in the past six months, I’ve reviewed about 45 multifamily properties (ranging from 10 to 80 units) for my real estate private equity firm.

There are plenty of people looking to deploy cash into real estate but don’t have the knowledge or bandwidth to run a successful flip or BRRRR.

It also gave me the chance to experiment with short-term rentals before transitioning to a long-term hold, reinforcing my strategy for growing a real estate portfolio.

The reason is that the parent LLC does not own any real estate itself—it simply functions as a management entity.

That is why it is hard to get regular real estate loans on assets valued so low, the cost of the refinance makes it so you are paying higher than they can legally charge you percentage wise.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

"Diving into real estate as a newbie—ready to learn, connect, and turn knowledge into deals.

As repeatedly advocated on BiggerPockets by myself and others, house hacking is one of the best forms of entry into real estate while mitigating risk.