Hi Michele,Maxing out your Roth IRA before investing in real estate can be a wise decision, as it allows you to take advantage of the tax-free growth and withdrawals in retirement, providing a solid foundation for your future.

We also can't have renters dealing with the humidifiers as it is a mold problem/foundation issue if it isn't taken care of.We are taking pictures and videos of everything, we have multiple professionals that have documented everything (and told us to lawyer up) and have neighbors that we have already had agree to discuss their  drainage problems when we get a lawyer.

I have a Associate Degree in a completely unrelated field.Seeing as how we are planning to make real estate the foundation of our day-to-day income stream and long-term "retirement" strategy, it feels as if making another change of profession is in the cards.

It really puts down a foundation for me to build off of.

I was able to get an inspection done and from that I know the main work needed is as follow:Under house crawlspace:some foundation pillars or crumbling and need replacement.Major leaks under main bath causing wood beams deterioration.Multiple minor leaks to wood beams in different areas as well.HVAC duct work is leaking at connections.

Then you can consider investing from a solid foundation instead of shifting sand.

This person can really help you build a foundation for your investment journey.

I haven't regretted it since.I personally prefer LTRs because there are less moving parts involved, which makes it an easier business to scale.If you’re looking to invest long distance, it's very important to establish a solid foundation by building a quality team around you.

For example, I’m doing three side by side duplexes and it’s costing me $135 psf, but I had to spend an extra $10k per foundation because of bad soil, and the smaller the property the higher the cost psfI’m working on a 28 unit with elevator, demo required, green roof, and it’ll cost me around the same psf as the duplexes.I’m doing three side by side triplexes which are full renovations, basement digout, all new facades, and that’s costing me about $106 psf for construction Non of these numbers include architecture, geotech, MEPS, environmental, utility plan, or finance costs

But the foundation of the strategy is buy and hold, break even with good equity.