Quote from @Devin James: In one of our development projects, the City staff asked us to remove 40 units from our concept plan.This wasn’t requested by the City Commission at a formal hearing, it was the opinion of the staff.Our original concept already proposed fewer units than the current zoning would have allowed.Here’s what erasing 40 units means:- 40 fewer homes for buyers- Over $1M in lost profit for our team- Fewer tax dollars and impact fees that could’ve benefited the City’s infrastructure & servicesWe gotta get betterEveryone wants more affordable housing, but not everyone wants to do what it takes to achieve it we never listen to the recommending bodies. we move for city approvals and work closely. the other thing we do is keep going back to the same groups over and over and over and over every month on the same agenda and make very small reductions like 2% or 4% and that reduces and beats them down eventually they accept what you want. it's just before beating a dead horse. we keep tabling until they give us something we all agree on then we go to vote. in our city in columbus we have to get recommendations but that's our strategy. we used to come out as aggressive as possible. we typically study developments in the area and keep it very similar in terms of density. we have a track record of very controversial projects and litigation and not taking no as an answer. after a year of that haha I can tell you it's not worth it. now we are more relationship based and buying the right kinds of plots of land. if the numbers don't work on the front end don't do the development. 

Start by formalizing a lease agreement, evaluating potential renovations to maximize rental income, and deciding on a rental strategy (short-term or long-term).

Heloc’s are best utilized with a short term strategy, ie flx and flip, to BRRRR, etc.

Hi Yael, Had a few investors looking at BRRRR strategy here in AZ.

As raising rents often comes with an increased vacancy exposure risk with renewals, it may not always be the best strategy.

I'd argue that there are very select zip codes where this strategy works.

If you consistently analyze properties, recognizing a good deal will be much easier when it shows up.

@Collin Hays@Jon Martini agree that tax considerations shouldn't, by themselves, drive business strategy. 

Depending on your goals and how you are buying your properties you may notice that certain areas are difficult to cash flow in NH depending on your strategy and what type(s) of properties you are looking at. 

Exit strategies are typically, refinance into a long term loan and hold or sell it for profit.Cheers!