Built a beautiful new construction home, valued at 630k Lessons learned?

Tampa's vibrant cultural scene and proximity to beautiful beaches also add to its appeal, making it a fantastic place to invest.

There is an organization in LA that will help you navigate the permitting process and provide some advice/guidance *before* you go to the permit offices and let the cat out of the bag.  

There're lot more beauty in this strategy to keep buying primary rather than keep buying rental (esp OOS) because you can pay off one house from other home equity within 9 years if rate is low enough and appreciation is twice than mortgage rate.

The 4th property was a beautiful .5 acre wooded lot in a sought after school district!

@Carlos Ptriawan  Usually I'm attacked when I say thing like this, but well yes I'll try to explain from the big picture and mini picture here and kind of mixed bag PoV okay ;-) lol.in big picture, back to basicfirst of all , the relationship between the borrower and the lender ; are never equal.

The site is beautiful and resourceful ...

We are in a beautiful rural area. 5+ year plan to stay here.

Hi @Tara MontgomeryI recently gave a similar answer to a similar question.The beauty of creative real estate deals is you can craft an offer to solve the seller's problems.

Actually, the cash was in a paper bag.