Quote from @Michael Whitman: Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Have you seen it in person?

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Your attitude is great.

Here's why I waited:Visa Uncertainty: With a temporary visa like an F1 CPT or even an H1B, there’s always a chance that, due to lottery outcomes or policy changes, the path to a green card could be delayed or not happen at all.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Welcome to the community.

I agree with @Jonathan Greene here that the first step is thinking through what to do with the primary residence - you might try this tool that I built a few months ago to analyze whether you should keep or sell the primary residence! 

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: The last thing you should do is try to turn this into a rental/ Not because that's not a good idea, in theory, but because you don't have the expertise or connections to do the rehab and will overpay and underperform on rent.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You won't be able to get the renters' names, but you can look up the unit numbers by putting in the main address into the tax records and it will show all the apartment numbers at that address. 

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Quote from @Alec Jacobs: I am wrapping up a lot of the rehab of my first rental property and I was wondering how a basement of a rental should look like?

They are most likely selling something.Definitely listen to the David Green Podcast on YouTube.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Look up Sean Graham of Maven Cost Seg.