You have to sell to realize your gains, and will lose on the transaction at this time.  

Sadly, we lost my mother-in-law to cancer two years ago, and my father-in-law has since realized he no longer wants to live there, though he remains emotionally attached.The home is in its final stages of construction, needing only finish work and a kitchen remodel to be rentable.

(As I navigate my service business, I've realized that there are more lucrative avenues available.

Quote from @Jim Huang: I realized I may be way off on property tax here in AA. =)Some internet search yielded the following formula to estimate tax:For a house that I purchase at $800k.

I’ve been looking for properties in and around Tampa, Orlando, and St Pete but I can’t find anything that’s worth it.I’m starting to realize that I need a new strategy.

I started down this journey once I realized that being a youth pastor alone would never provide the financial future that I want for my wife and kids so I started investigating real estate and reading "BRRRR".  

I realize nobody can quote me an interest rate. 

Flat out, I realize we're friends/family, but I need this lease in place to comply with laws that require things in writing and for my protection should there ever be issues.

What most people fail to realize is that most of the turnovers at least the ones I’ve seen the house will need some repairs before a new tenant is placed.

I set my rent standards a little high and realized that rent is actually not that high.. we have a morgage on it and it looks like the house is selling for more than we originally paid 4 years ago.