While we currently live in Stephens City, VA, we’re open to investing in other states where the numbers make sense.Real Estate Goals & StrategyInvestment Focus: Buy-and-hold rentals, short-term rentals, and potential multifamily propertiesMarkets of Interest: Open to investing outside of Virginia in cash-flowing, landlord-friendly marketsCurrent Stage: Learning, networking, and preparing for our first investment propertyLong-Term Vision: Build a diversified rental portfolio that provides financial freedom and generational wealthWhy I’m HereNetworking: Connecting with experienced investors, agents, lenders, and property managersLearning: Gaining insights from those who’ve built successful portfoliosCollaborating: Open to partnerships, joint ventures, and creative financing strategiesWith my sales background, I understand the importance of negotiation, deal-making, and relationship-building—all of which I plan to leverage in real estate.

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Consider an accessory dwelling unit (ADU): If your property allows for it, building an ADU (like a small apartment or guest house) can provide a separate rental unit while you live in the main house.2.

This continued imbalance in housing supply to household formations and population growth.Changing Demographics and PreferencesPeople are also waiting longer to start families (Source), and people are valuing more the flexibility that renting provides in the remote work and online business era as well as the sense of community apartment complexes can provide in our digital and post-pandemic world where people feel less connected to the community than before (Source).

For example 1031 tax deferred exchange, BiggerPockets could teach me how to do it step by step and provide the necessary paperwork that I fill out.

Quote from @Brian Christinakis: Let's not forget the liability piece that STR insurance provides in MUCH higher liability limits for incidents ON your property but also incidents off your property while your guests are staying there (like using a bike).

Best bet would be a “partnership” with a monied individual looking for a high risk/high return passive investment with you providing the “active” part.  

An additional benefit of a detailed engineering-based Cost Segregation Study is that it can increase potential insurance premium savings as well as provide support for the property tax appeals process.

Additionally, it provides investors with the opportunity to add a unit on a property they already own, simplifying management since the new unit is in the same location.Finding a vacant lot is both expensive and difficult, so the ability to build, subdivide, and create new development opportunities can make financing easier.

Would banks typically provide a HELOC on an investment property, and if so, what terms should I expect?