Did you have to jump through so many hoops and provide this level of personal information?

As for the areas to target, my goal in getting our feet wet as real estate investors--and since we plan to be living in Sac--is to find a property we can live in while renting out one or more units to help cover our housing expenses, which we can then hold and continue to rent out when we move.

The big unknown is how deep the electrical and plumbing work will go.Also, with the attached 1/1 unit, I’m debating whether this could work as a long-term hold instead of a straight flip.

My mom lives in a nice house that she has paid off. However to save money when she had the house built, she left the basement unfinished--it is just studs, insulation, and windows/doors, plus plumbing in the foundatio...

Zoning- certain towns are starting to restrict Airbnb type rental units.  

I'm looking for some advice/insight on HOA management in the Pigeon Forge/Gaitlinburg area.A little background--I'm the owner of two new construction cabins in a 10-unit PUD in downtown Pigeon Forge. 

Quote from @Gregory Wilson:As for the second, there are only about 20 monetary numbers to be entered in Turbo Tax on a single unit rental property 1065 so it always seems to me that the $3500 would be better spent elsewhere.

I think everyone's situation is different, and when one crafts their buy box, they need to consider their current family and finances.For me, when I started, I wanted to buy 2-4 unit distressed properties in neighborhoods I wanted to live. 

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Quote from @Ryan Pham: Is there a reliable way for to est income of a furnish / short term / airbnb  incomevs long time income ( I know this can be est looking at comparable posting in same area )I have a 3 bed / 1 bath small townhome ( hoa approved ) I like to try to fully furnish and do airbnb / fully furnish rentalThis unit is 1 mile from Banner Desert Medical Center ( traveling nurse ?