A little history on my investment real estate journey if we can call it that….Back in 2005 my wife and I bought our very first home when we were 24/25, 3 Bed, 1 ½ bath 1500 sqft single family home for $167,000.

Like Devin said, double digit rates and you could still have fees similar to a first position mortgage.

The workload has more than doubled with the 3 I have now (and I am technically retired).

The zoning office suggests reviewing the zoning ordinance, but the course didn’t cover zoning assumptions in detail.What’s the best way to verify zoning suitability and double-check zoning information?

Double check financing before making an offer.

Their main sales pitch is that they will teach you how to make more money by charging your investors double the industry average acquisition fee.  

For the 10 year period spanning December 2014-2024, single-family prices in Austin nearly doubled, yielding an annualized appreciation rate of ~9.4% in that period.With inflation close to its 2% target and an uptick in the labor market, The Federal Reserve may be taking a break from rate cuts.

He found it because he doubles as a painter and the seller wanted to get the house ready to put on the market in the spring/ summer.

If you have extra cash at the end of the month, then do double up payments on the mortgages so the principle is reduced and this will increase your heloc room.

The last time I heard the world was ending, the market nearly doubled (covid).