We have one vacation rental in Florida and a long term rental in Louisiana. 

Financial goals: Our current jobs provide for high-income but not a lot of time for active real-estate investing, so our strategy is long-term buy-and-hold with less headache properties.

Hi all,  I don't know how long or short to make this, but I just wanted to introduce myself and my wife Heather.  

Purchase price: $460,000 Cash invested: $50,000 My wife and I purchased a duplex in November 2022, lived in it for a year, and now rent it out using a long-term hold strategy.

From an initial impression, this makes the process of long-term investing much more convenient, and the only fee (apart from regular agent/lender commissions) is the property management fee!

Since we are long term owners and not doing flipping, cash is not as much of an immediate concern for us since the purchases we make require less upfront cash due to minimal rehab necessity.  

Although Cape Coral has potential to retain higher appreciation rates in the short term, long term, they're expected to remain very similar.

However, with a 5% down conventional loan, there isn't a strict limit on the number of properties you can acquire, as long as you meet the lender's criteria.One strategy I've seen work well is using the FHA loan to buy your first multi-unit property, live in one unit, and rent out the others.

I do usually charge more for MTM than year long leases but it’s probably only $100 or $200/mo more.

Hi, I'm new to BP forums, but been listening/reading for a few years.  We have a family partnership that holds some commercial properties (light industrial) and I am looking to help resolve some family disagreements b...