They were great until they put a $1M limit on my policy because a couple of my homes ha pools.

So at the end of the 5 years, you are just treading water with the lower price point home, while you made headway with the other one. 

There were plenty of challenges from removing a homeless person off the property to a water pipe in the basement letting go.

Watch out for any water filtrations from the upstairs pool I have seen that happen in a couple of projects, make sure it's a good builder.I like boutique projects with fewer neighbors, more exclusive, less resale competition, and less rental & rate competition as well.

Quick tips…✅ Everyday Homeowners - track all home improvements as you could qualify for energy efficiency home improvement credit - new exterior windows, new central A/C, new hot water heater, new insulation material.✅ Investors - Keep detailed records of ALL rental property expenses to reduce your taxable income - helping your CPA spot additional tax saving opportunities.Imperative to use a CPA who is well versed in Real Estate tax code.My CPA is just that - DM me to get his contact information....

If I buy a house for $400k, and the market drops and the house is now worth $300k, I am under water.

Village to Village Network (https://www.vtvnetwork.org/) and Men’s Sheds Association (https://usmenssheds.org/) are successful models of people building community to improve the aging experience.So drawing on Dr Thomas and Nancy’s work and incorporating cohousing and pocket neighborhood elements into my communities, I have chosen to use shipping container homes in areas along the Texas coast where storms frequently cause wind and water damage.

All the water from the crown of the road floods onto my property and I was informed its illegal to discharge water onto anothers property and that the engineers could apply pressure to the city to have curb and gutter installed.

Crowdfunding or real estate syndications also pool capital from multiple investors.

roof on, framing done, pool started, rough plumbing done, electrical rough will start next Thursday, A/C install next Tuesday.