This year roof issues, skylight, a tree falling over and water issue caused to to spend another $17k.

All square measure fences however have differing talents to try to to totally different jobs.

When I first started, I wish I knew to to screen tenant and creating a lease agreement. 

I am only passingly familiar with 1031 exchanges but my thought was that if you want to to do a 1031 you would have to buy a property(s) worth the same or more.  

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If you are looking to to lower your monthly rent by buying a condo and enjoying the deductions that go with ownership that is a good plan.The condo board and the owners decide on the yearly budget and capex projects .A good board can hold costs down for years so you don't have to worry as long as you look over the budgets over a 3-5 year time frame Condos are very attractive due to the lower costs and easier care then single family homes If I were you I would keep track of a few properties that you can see yourself living in over the next six months and then decide if buying is right for your situation Never feel pressure to own something if it is not right for you especially starting a new career  and notknowing where you may be in a year from today

Adding a walk in closet to to lower bedroom that will most likely be a guest bedroom or a child's room, wont do anything for the salability or marketablity of the property.With a home of this size you want to sell life style and comfort more than anything else.

I always love meeting other folks that are investing here - let me know if you ever make it to one of the Denver meetups.Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help you get acquainted with BiggerPockets, or if there are any resources that I can direct you to to answer specific questions you might have!

If you know the price the rehabber pays and have an estimate of the cost of repair and time, you will have to guess from anywhere around 5% for a bank loan to to about 18% for a hard money loan. 

Then that property leads to to other somewhat related, but still not focused searches.