Building from the ground up has been a preferred method for many folks.

So buy owner-occupied a 3-4 unit building using the house-hacking method, meaning having 3 out of 4 units pay for the expenses and having the 4th unit for yourself to live for free. 

The Triangle area is a hotspot for investing at the moment for flips, rentals, house hacks, and brrrr method.

For now i’ll just stick with tried and true screening methods and just hope I don’t get a PITA tenant.

It'll help when your in lowes wondering what trim to buy.

In addition to that, I am approved with my real estate history and ability to get a loan with no income verification at 15% down, so saving for that along with other methods seem to be my best plans of attack at the moment.

Previously, there was carpet in the LR and DR and thin plan hardwood floors in the kitchen (yellow oak color).I am finishing putting vinyl plank flooring in the LR and DR and will be adding white baseboards and trim.

Originally posted by @Christopher Aguilera:@Christopher AguileraWhat method where you trying to do, house hack , BRRRR!

If it is plumbing, electrical, or mechanical then IMO you'll want to hire a licensed tradesman, but other things like trim carpentry, sheetrock, etc usually do not have licenses and, even if they did, may not constitute a big enough risk to worry with.

Extremely disappointed the new BP tax book basically said the safe harbor was the only method.