You have to ask yourself what the end goal and how many of these do you plan on doing to reach that goal.

I’ve heard some investors negotiate with their providers for extended coverage or switch to a landlord or vacant property insurance plan until the spec sells. 

We plan to keep this property long-term as part of our portfolio and look for additional investing opportunities in the future.

@Jake Baker Man, what a tough situation.It’s a real reminder that even with solid plans, even with checking out our numbers a thousand times sometimes completely unexpected disasters can hit hard and mess everything up.

However, keep in mind that tying your primary home to an investment carries inherent risks, especially if the flip doesn't go as planned.

We are planning to rent one of the apartments as MTR.

I was planning on building the home in the traditional stick built style in my budget but am wondering if doing prefab may save some money/have other benefits.

If you plan to do the work yourself, then that is where is becomes less clear especially if a buyer feels you did a less than 100% professional job.

I've already renovated one of the bathrooms, and I’m planning to paint the interior, update the kitchen cabinets, possibly sand the wood floors, build a fence is a corner lot and increase the rent for the room since my tenant is currently renting the entire 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom house for $800 a month.

Is the President-elect planning to privatize Fannie and Freddie?