There are several courses online, but before paying a dime it would be helpful to watch the several videos on YOUTUBE on giving prompts.

I believe he now lives in Portugal.

I don't live in CA, and wasn't aware of the Prop 13 passing to the next owner if it's parent to child and both live in it as their primary.

@Tiffany Palaskas Do you still live in it now?

Just to confirm my understanding, you are living in a side by side duplex in Miami - you want to renovate the other side that you aren't living with a renovation loan?

@Christopher Reynolds My mantra has always been, "Live where you want to live; invest where it makes sense."

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

We plan on living in the house and doing most of the fixes and renovations ourselves.

I closed for both sides and had a chase them round for final signatures.Also might I add the property could be falling down, you basically have to send your staff out to take pictures and videos to send to them to get them to even budge on any price.These homes they have have been sitting a long long time and most cases they are on the city’s list of zombie homes and ready to be demolished, you won’t find that out with no title search and survey, you find that out the day your workers show up to work ready to get this thing back to livable to be met with more money spending ventures.Bottom line.

I live here and househack as well - can provide a first hand perspective.