Again I cannot collect rent to justify this cost/effort.  

I’m not from the US and currently live in Europe most of the time.I’ve found some apartments that could work well for my needs—I plan to rent them out on Airbnb and reserve a few nights for myself when I travel there for work.My question is: apart from the purchase price (I’ve seen listings on Zillow averaging around $150k in areas like downtown Dallas, Old East, and Plano), what other costs should I expect—both during the acquisition and in monthly payments?

Time and practice will still teach you as you do deals but it will help you understand what things costs for the size of the property 

In doing so, bear in mind that the cost and admin of a corporation is higher and that the tax treatment is different:1.

I’ve been working with real estate financials for a while, and I keep seeing one mistake that costs investors thousands: poor bookkeeping leading to missed tax deductions.🚨 Common issues I see:❌ Not properly tracking repairs vs. capital improvements❌ Missing out on cost segregation & depreciation write-offs❌ Scrambling at tax time instead of planning proactivelyI’d love to hear from the group—what’s been your biggest tax headache as an investor?

Which size of home is typically perform best on a cost benefit analysis?

I agree with John, we are seeing renovation costs of $150k- $200k for a basement unit and $250k + for a coach house. 

You also have to ask about delivery costs and more.LABORLabor charges are trickier to understand, but Google AI to the rescue! 

VA loans are the only loans that allow this, and there is no rate penalty for it no longer being your primary home.With that in mind, you could do a cash out refinance today at a higher rate than current market rates which will create profit on the loan, we can take that profit to pay for your closing costs.

It did not cost me $0.01.