HI all we to are Canadian and invest in Detroit where we have a great team on the ground.

Starting real estate investing early is a smart move, especially while leveraging your military benefits.

I do, however, see you regularly posting regularly on LinkedIn, in a similar fashion to your posts last year here on BiggerPockets.Normally, this would be an issue that I'd move on from and not waste my time on.

It also is helpful to have a California LLC in case you ever sell that property and move into another state so that you do not need to form a new LLC altogether with new operating agreement, just re-register in the new state as a new foreign LLC.

If you plan to manage remotely, then find a good PM or have a trusted team that can inspect your property regularly - and be ready to pay them.

He could have just moved out but didn't. 

Winter always sees fewer people moving, but a lot of people were transitioning for the last 4-5 years.

The goal is to move into another property by spring 2025 to do another live in flip and keep this property for a few years at least.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We all know how expensive the market is in the area and this presents a particular struggle for me as I can't just move to a cheaper area.

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