Airy but the taxes in the Montgomery and bucks county areas kind of kill the deal if you’re only putting 3.5-5% down and tacking pmi on top of taxes, vacancy, cap ex, and repairs not to mention if you don’t self manage later.

UPGRADE HACKING SMALL THINGS THAT NEED REPLACED AND SPENDING COUPLE EXTRA BUCK FOR TOP AMENITIESWhat was the outcome?

I have some money to invest around 200k so I don’t know which would be best to get me the most bang for my buck.

Actually, I think we have a certain advantage that maturity brings us.

Our monthly portion of rent covers the mortage but cash flow is essentially zero (we profit maybe 100 bucks a month).I have always viewed this as a free ticket to eventually owning the house, we will pay off the mortage in 7 years and then the rent would be "free money".

425k to make 200 Bucks month .

You can buy new of each for basically 400 bucks each.

I owe $52k each on A and B on a HML that matures 8/1.

Could I save a few bucks by comparing prices?

Right now, I'm focused on learning as much as I can through books, podcasts, and here so that my strategy will be as informed as possible.Stock investing for appreciation has always felt too abstract and speculative to me, and dividend stocks don't provide enough bang for your bucks.