Based on what the core strategy is, you should find yourself drifting to markets that enhances the ability to achieve that particular goal.

I work for a commercial flooring and interior contracting company and we have been having multiple issues with floating LVP flooring. exposure to direct sunlight has caused expansion that has led to buckling and peaking at the joints.

There is a lot of bad advice floating around regarding wholesaling.

Whatever floats your YACHTs.Whats the taxes on a 1/2 m dolar home used as a rental?

The property was pretty much a hoarder house so the first step was to clear everything out.The scope of the rehab: All New Interior Paint Some Exterior PaintNew Floors in the Master Bedroom New Stainless Steel Appliances Painted Kitchen Cabinets and Added New Hardware Tore Some Kitchen Cabinets Out and Added Floating Shelves New Light Fixtures All New Sod in the Backyard New Privacy Fence Interior Drain Tile and 3 Support Beams Added to a Basement Wall Epoxy Painted the Basement Concrete FloorNEW HVAC System Framed the Whole Basement Out and Hung Drywall - Mud, Taped, Sanded, And Painted All in all the live in rehab took 6.5 months The numbers:Bought: $125kRehab: $11k (1/3 of that was the new HVAC system) Appraisal: $168k I was happy with the refinance appraisal number I gotI am able to refinance out of the PMI, lower my interest rate, and lower my monthly paymentI forced about 30k in equity I did not do a "cash out refinance" as I wanted to live my equity in the home and pull out a HELOC in a few months to allow for a purchase of another property or a "rehab fund."

You can keep large cash reserves or a line of credit to float you through lean times.

Having a negative carry on a rent property is a precarious situation, particularly on floating debt in a rising interest rate market.  

@Mark s.I'm not familiar with the area you researched, but I would be curious to know the average home age at the auction versus MLS for the same time period...There's an Texas auction expert floating around here by the name of @arnie Abramson.

Please optimize cabinet layout for more storage-Instead of 2 pendant lights over kitchen island, I would like 4 pendant lights over the island-I would like the home to be pre-wired for a door bell, security system, speakers, power shades, and TVs-Change the flooring to large format porcelain tile that looks like concrete-I would like floating vanities in all bathroomsYou get the point.

Well, back in Jersey we would just send a guy to break their knee caps, but that Soprano stuff probably don't float well in Montana :DI think you've received good advice already.