Biggest mistake I see is going to vacation and then half of the 45 day ID period days are gone or an investor looking for a (deal of the century and not being realistic).

Can I choose to pay half of the deferred capital gain with the 2025 tax return and half with the 2026 return given that I would capture the 10% exclusion of capital gain with the 2025 tax return and won't be able to capture more before the deadline of Dec 2026 (unless congress decides otherwise).

I would make sure your bedroom count is the same, and baths within a half bath.

—half the battle is the mindset, and you’ve got that nailed.Start with the basics: understand your market, run the numbers, and don’t be afraid to ask questions.

The population is almost half of what it used to be 2010, property values are going down, median home prices -1.5%,..You are making the classic nooby mistake looking at cashflow as your #1 criteria.

Not sure if this has been mentioned as I skimmed the last half of the posts.

I believe it would have been up another .5%, but we canceled guests across all properties three times last winter when the weather predicted 4 to 7 inches of snow.

MAYBE I’d buy the land and lend half the building COST while the builder puts up the other 1/2.

We'll eek out a 10% cash on cash but will convert a half bath to a full bath to increase the value substantially.

Think about it: a first time home buyer given the choice to buy the same home for let's say half price responds with a hard no, happy to pay double - what does that tell you?