One golden rule I follow,if it takes a long time to fix/replace when it breaks, don't buy a cheap one.Imagine, this thing breaks in the middle of your peak season and the people who can come out to rebuild are 2 weeks out....It takes at least a day or two to build something like this even if you are super skilled.

Consulting a tax professional or financial advisor familiar with these rules would be a wise step before making any decisions.

Tons of rules here which make a condo association "warrantable" vs "non-warrantable" but just one on the list: one owner owning the majority of the units alone will typically make them non-warrantable.

Let's talk,DanIve actually been looking into buying a condo myself as an investment, I have a few rules, needs to be with both good hoa management & relatively cheap fee (bellow $600 a month) needs to be in area where I’m not competing against other new construction apartments, needs to be an area where even townhomes are so expensive you are not competing, I.e. upper nw, nova, Bethesda etc. needs to be 1990’s or newer in most cases.

Rule of thumb: I've been told "Never fall in love with a property".

In Columbus, you can still find the 1% rule and there's amazing appreciation potential due to how much population growth, job growth, and companies moving/developing there (recently Anduril just announced another 4,000 jobs coming to Columbus Ohio on top of Intel, Google, Amazon, FB, Nationwide, Ohio State University, etc.).

What type of properties are you looking to acquire to build your portfolio, SF, 2-4 MF, or 5+ MF?

Pinellas county has all kids of different rules depending on exactly where you are.

I also have no problem doing some sweat work to build equity in the beginning as well.

Jerome has 2 programs, Buy Build Flip for $7,500 and Build Wealth Mastermind for $20K.