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My journey began with a duplex in 2020, and now my partner and I have built a solid rental portfolio.

The lady that bought them down was trying to buy an Island in Clear Lake CA that I had worked on with another developer in the late 70s and it could not be built on at all period.. she had this big dream would never have happened but Remington stole her 10k and she went on the war path..

I love how this community built trust, but the new 'zillow' agent style is a turnoff for me.  

If you have specific concerns, for example foundations concerns, you can get specialized foundation inspector.

We are under contract with a builder who built two assets, one in 2018 and one in 2019.

A place like Austin, TX has been over built and rents are going down and vacancy rates are going up vs. a small market like Reno, NV the rents are increasing because of a lack of supply and driving appreciation and prices up. 

Just to give you an example of the type of thing you'd be potentially looking out for, if the community has a pool terrace planned and it's orientation in the new building would face directly towards your property, that could be a source of significant noise and disturbance for you/your tenants, and could make it much harder to sell your property once the new building is built and occupied.On the positive side, new apartment buildings cost millions of dollars to develop and build, and developers really only sink that much money into areas where they're forecasting rent growth and property appreciation for their investment.  

Then selling with the equity built up to move into a longer term live in flip strategy.

the challenges with flips  is that there are so many angles to try and cover / consider that it is somewhat like spokes on a wheel… even if you just take it system by system… roof, plumbing, AC, foundation, subfloors, electrical, appliances, septic, materials expenses, holding costs, taxes, etc.