If you’re familiar with the area or have tips for evaluating properties, working with brokers, or finding good contractors, I’d love to connect and learn from your experiences.Looking forward to being part of this community and sharing my journey!

If you’re set on a duplex with minimal rehab, an investor focused agent should have a strong network of contractors who can give you quick quotes, so you don’t wind up with any pricey surprises.

This tax change could trigger even with offering contacts for those services as it could be construed as contractors.

Reach out to the contractors currently building ADUs in your market.

And you can do it with little cash, 5% down conventional is better than 3.5% FHA.House hacking also gives you a chance to cut your teeth in all major skills: analyzing deals, buying process, financing, working with contractors, advertising for rent, background checks, property management.

You get so much wealth and start getting older you enjoy the business but focus on quality of life more and memories. 

The guy inside was named Alex; he wasn't the owner, but the contractor.

Getting Fair deals on labor and repairs comes from developing win/win relationships with contractors.

In this manual (which I assume could be modified to provide to tenants) I include all the financing information (which you would not include for tenants) bank accounts, mortgage accounts, payment information, and mortgage payoff), a list of the contractors, what each contractor does, a list of upcoming planned or necessary repairs, and a copy of all leases associated with the property.

Yes, the contractors were bad people, but there were hundreds of red flags waving in your face and you ignored them all.