Oh, and if you're living in the duplex yourself there are additional considerations like 121 exclusion and home-office expenses and depreciation. 

One of my considerations is to further improve the value by taking a renovation loan, however I'm concerned because of the neighborhood values that investing more money into the home won't net me much profit whether I sell or rent.I feel a little stuck here and I don't want to fall to my limited knowledge, so I'm here reaching out for some guidance.Thank you in advance for any advice or support. 

I would greatly appreciate any experiences, advice, or considerations that could help me weigh these options more effectively.

We are pretty much determining which move would be the best to help us get a first property and how either option would be best in helping us kickstart our portfolio with all considerations. 

They passed away my Father at the height of the market.

There are obviously less considerations in a vacant land transaction than that with an improved parcel of land, but you still need to ensure that the material terms/conditions reflect your wishes. 

Early in 2024, Blackstone was also able to sell the Arizona Biltmore to a UK-based fund for over $1 million/key.These deals signify that, for motivated buyers, financing costs are not as important a consideration as the location or a strategic rationale to own a property in a preferred market.Borrowers of two high-profile portfolios decided to stop supporting their loans, so industry participants are assessing the likelihood of these properties trading.

I think the 1% rule is still useful for consideration but not the end all be all.

Due to the rising cost of financing, the deal fetched an 8% cap rate, typical for transactions in this size range.As we move through the first quarter of 2024, the $180 billion in retail loans maturing between 2024 and 2026 presents a significant consideration for the market.

Your either going to beat your head on the wall because of the debt and stress about it making money or stress that you paid all or a substantial amount of your cash when you go all in. i understand this will be unpopular for a lot of BP viewpoints but it worked for us, we own 2 STR that we owe nothing on now and purchased both for 670k and have a real value of $1.2-1.3mm. it requires you to put a lot of your cash back to your reserves but you have it all to do it with.Personally we believe in ourselves and our ability to pick high producing properties(that is the very first and foremost consideration) then we went all in and never looked back, 2 years later bought our second STR with mostly cash.