How did you find your general contractors in Philly and Baltimore? 

A matter of fact that was a huge metric for my me and my wife because we were implementing a house hacking strategy moving property to property with 4 kids.  

Purchase price: $118,000 Cash invested: $118,000 Tried to buy a place during the pandemic in NY but was getting outbid like crazy over 100k, so I was lucky enough to buy a condo in tulum mexico and do a short term rental. 1 bed, 1 bath, with community pol, 15 minutes away from the beach and 15 minutes away from the city.

My tenants all love having a washer and dryer.

Heck of a job keeping all the paperwork from 22 years ago. 2 realtors and an inspector and none of them knew an old house or deck would be up to code?

@Ahshar SylvestreIt really depends on the violation and extent of the violation.

It came out to $823 in expenses and in the area Section 8 is paying $11400 to $1600 a unit.

Hey BP,I'm diving deeper into market research and looking to build a reliable process for identifying market metrics, data, and trends.

But also understanding that I will be asked questions that I don't know, and I need understand that it is okay not to know everything in these situations.

@Marc Shin despite seeming to conflict each other, both @Jay Hurst and @Frank Pyle offer good points. #1 you can often find promotions for zero or low interest from furniture stores that you might want to consider. #2 many private/hard money lenders will consider furnishings if the deal, including the furnishings, falls into their deal box.Believe it or not, it might be easier to include the furnishings in the deal with a significantly lower down payment if there is other rehab work to be done.