Leveraging equity and planning your next move with strategic financing is an excellent way to build your portfolio.

Regarding remote activation, my advice is first time you do this, make yourself a folder, save all the channels there, make sure you are sharing your folders via your browser of choice for easy access on the goGood Luck

My contractors have always gone to there choice of hardware stores, placed the order and I've paid for the order in full and had it delivered to the job site for them, that way no out of pocket expense for them and conveniently at the job sites...

The time for them to negotiate the price was when they got the appraisal done-they didn't, so too bad.Two choices-take the $5K and relist with a new realtor or negotiate with them for the $24K they are short. 

That said, it could be a good choice if you’re capital constrained and need to recycle equity from deal to deal.However, if you have capital to deploy and want to take a more hands-off approach, targeting a turnkey, rent-ready offering could be a better approach for your first deal.Full disclosure: I own rentals and operate a turnkey provider in Tuscaloosa—let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you!

The PS will send it back to him unchanged and he'll have no choice but signing it this time.

Great choice on using your equity to gain wealth!

If it does, then to me the answer is absolutely clear - take that money out and add more property.You will thank yourself a million times over when you see what that choice becomes in another 10 years. btw: I would add that I am very skeptical of anything in florida these days. 

Leveraging the equity from your house hack for future investments, whether in STRs or larger multi-family properties, is a strategic plan, but ensure your initial property performs well before taking on bigger projects like flipping.

This is generally a low cash flow market due to the low risk being so close to the nation's capital, however strategic buyers that enter sub-markets of D.C. that is set for massive growth will be able to take advantage of future rent growth to evolve into a heavy cash flowing property over time, as well as home price appreciation as the area continues its trend of high buyer demand.If you'd like more information on any of these submarkets within Alexandria or would like to learn more about investing in the D.C.