Class C is already cheaper and can cut pricing even more.

We don't need to "make homes cheaper", we just gotta remove the barriers and special interests that support monopolies, limited competition, centralization, corporate over private, and take things back to middle America, small business, main street over wall street. 

Property owners get an annual update on their SEV & Taxable Values with their city property tax bill, typically sent in December.So now, the city assessor tracks the SEV, but homeowners are taxed based upon the capped Taxable Value.

A refinance later will have extra costs if you maintain FHA, but be cheaper on closing costs converting to conventional later, but conventional loans usually have higher rates.

And if you’re lucky enough to be with the few carriers who haven’t yet increased the deductibles, pay the higher (than last year) premiums  for now (because you won’t find anything cheaper elsewhere and certainly not with the lower deductibles) and keep that option for one last year, because it will likely switch next year for you.  

Many cheaper than you can buy a new car and completely redone them.

Yes, you can generally use suspended PALs from other properties to offset gains when you fully dispose of a property in a taxable transaction.

I had mold in some cabinets below my sink and it ended up being significantly cheaper to just replace all of the cabinets.

With hard money loans being around 2 points and 12% it would be cheaper to use a HELOC to pay cash for the property and would not need to pay the points.

Then of course, you are also hoping for appreciation.While it is attractive to not have to worry about cap-ex for a few years, many maintenance issues are usualy tenant-caused, so there may still be ongoing issues & expenses needing attention.Another option may be to buy an existing cheaper property, that's still in overall good shape.