The amount of bump ups you receive because of the number of reviews has almost no effect if your property is fully booked.

Yes if you hold it long term (really long term), you may get back the same amount that you would have received by not paying capital gains, but you have to hold it long term AND have the house appreciate. 

The amount of capital required from your savings to purchase multiple properties depends on the appreciation rates.

Anything bigger or in a nice area, could multiply that amount. 

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The strategies require a good amount or luck and effort and sometimes finding and taking advantage of a seller with equity.

That's a big advantage over getting the whole amount at the closing.

Using the appropriate amount of lights and mirrors is a pretty low-cost way to really make the space feel custom.Unique tile installation patterns such as vertical stacked or herringbone.

It was a big project in terms of the amount of work it needed, I just ran out of time with my lender going through the garbage with the contractor, finding a new one, and finishing taking the longest. other than that I would've let it sit on the market to get closer to what I actually wanted for the property.

As a former house hacker myself, I'd suggest you try not to get too close (in terms of friendship) with your tenants - the tenant/landlord relationship can make it tricky to become friends.Do you have a price range or down payment amount that you're targeting?