To offset costs, I’m planning to buy a duplex and pursue a house-hacking strategy:1.Rent out one unit as a long-term rental.2.Live in the other unit and rent out the bedrooms as short-term rentals (STRs) through a furnished rental approach.Before diving in, I have a couple of questions:1.Can I use a property for both short-term and long-term rentals?

More recently San Antonio for apartment complexes - one of them asked me if I wanted to join in their deal, $75,000 in. I

If you search “abilene real estate investing network” on Facebook, that is the group that they post in. I

What town are you in?Is

Check out Furnished Finder, Airbnb and VRBO (30+ day stays) to get a good idea of what else is out there in the area of El Paso you are looking in. I

Most likely you'll have to look at properties that need significant value add and become a specialist in the area you're investing in. I

The market I'm working in is totally locked up.

I sold out years ago and it was the best thing I ever did. unless your up in Madison or by the REsivour in prime areas Getting houses stripped is a major issue and letting folks just walk in is insanity in those markets NO LOCAL would remotely consider that.

He always talks about his deals being conservative, but there seems to be some big gaps in the underwriting, with the 2 deals I am in.  I

Quote from @Matthew Becker: Cleveland is not a great place to invest in.   I