I had to redo a bathroom last year in a 2/1 in an occupied duplex I own and I spent $6,004 in labor and materials (10% off at HD/Lowes as a veteran, just didn’t do flooring and left the old vanity, doesn’t include the damage the leak did in the lower unit). 

You rarely will get both (at least not right now in this current market).If you want to explore different opportunities within various areas of the Valley, get a seasoned investor-friendly Realtor who is competent. 

When the central bank engages in QE, it signals its commitment to keeping interest rates low for an extended period.

I would advise you on the DSCR loan to implement/request a low duration prepayment penalty (i.e 3 years - 1 yr PPP).

Low risk property. 

I found a PM called Hostex.io for the STR so far so good I could not believe the very low annual fee which was less than $90 a year.

My plan is to use a low down payment conventional loan, and with the factors you mentioned, it’ll likely be tough to find a property that breaks even.

This is one of the best ways to scale a portfolio while keeping low out-of-pocket costs.Big Picture: The Best Move for You•If you need funds now, a HELOC in your name makes sense—but keep the rental in your personal name to avoid triggering the due-on-sale clause.

Capacity and Tolerance. 1) Capacity: how many people can you comfortably fit in the property, is there room to add more, or add more value to the tenants to increase rent.2) Tolerance: How many people are you comfortable living with, if there are vacancies are you able to handle that.House hacking is an amazing path to homeownership, and a nice low barrier to entry into self managing your properties.

I invite seasoned investors to share their experience buying their first 2-4 unit properties. here are some questions to base your response/story1) how did you find your first property ?