My father was a member of the IBEW out of Local 6, so I have a deep respect for your profession.Are you planning to use the BRRRR strategy on a 4-unit, or are you leaning toward a turn-key investment?

Make sure to run your numbers conservatively and based on the current as is value if you plan to go this route. 

Unfortunately, Covid decided to change my plans, and I made the decision to hold off, in hindsight it was a huge mistake and no one could have imagined that property values could have increased at such a high rate.

If you're ever looking to chat more about investing strategies, or need any advice as you start your journey, feel free to reach out.My plan is to kick off my investing journey this year with my first live-in flip.

So their plan is follow Hawaii’s “protect the homeowners plan:  how did that work out?

They may need to be careful on this one as that may impact his DTI ratio. 

We both run our own businesses but we feel that real estate will help make sure we both maintain our life plans of not needed to work as much any more.

I would recommend buying a standard SFH with opportunities for an ADU, or a split floor plan where you could rent out the rooms!

Budget carefully, prioritize high-ROI renovations, and adhere to strict timelines to maximize profitability.

No, he's not an architect, he drew all designs, floor plan, site plan, etc, and we had a structural engineer design his part, and paid an architect to sign off on them.