Are you wanting the home covered at full replacement cost?

@Ngozi IwunzeOne way to avoid capital gains is to turn the flip into a rental after the rehab and then do a 1031 exchange into a more expensive property. 

One thing I’ve learned in land acquisition is that the approach has to change depending on the market.

👋🏽Welcome to the biggerpockets forums, I see you are from Hammond, Indiana which is a great area to get familar with including other portions of NWI.

My birthday is one month from now and my goal is to put in the work I need to to quit my 9-5 job by then.

Lots of people move as soon as the kids are out of the house. 

In which case, the "general" rule is the closer you are to downtown the better. 

My answer is always a mix of: You’re overthinking it and work smarter, not harder.A lot of investors are sold on the idea that STRs are a passive income source—which, to an extent, they can be.

I’d like to discuss it with a realtor, but I’m worried that if I disclose the deal, the realtor could bid against me on the property.

Quote from @Marshall Stanek: NEVERMIND.....I found it by digging into the different Forum Category drop downs.FORUMS > Events and Networking > ClassifiedsThis is the only place you can market a property for sale.