The ideal location for your first investment often depends on a combination of factors like budget, market growth, and your personal goals.

We pay W/S because they are combined. 

No problems with rust but do have to deal with hard water; they have a chemical treatment called a pillow that takes care of that.

Combining a cash-snowball with buy&hold is the dream team!

@Tom Rairdon If you’ve owned your short-term rental (STR) for over a year, it likely qualifies for long-term capital gains (LTCG) treatment, taxed at lower rates (0%-20%) compared to your 33% ordinary income bracket.

Thanks Hi Spencer, I have a seven-figure portfolio that is a combination of both hands-on (direct real estate) and hands-off (syndication and crowdfunding)In my opinion, both have their pros and cons and neither is 100% superior to the other.

Ideally I want a combination of the Burnham block duplex style but cleaner, and more usonian looking.

Hi Basit,It's probably been a combination of outbid, or out contingencied, and a bit of financing at the levels we want. 

However, it is perfectly acceptable to combine all tenants’ security deposits into a single account.

Time spent as an investor or in activities not customarily done by an owner does not count towards the 500 hours.One thing to note is that if you are married, you can combine hours with your spouse's to meet this threshold.