A kitchen will last 20 plus years so choose wisely. 

Lastly If you don't intend to live there you might consider a house manager, and definitely consider additional cleaning costs and parking.

Rather than me saving up for a down payment to use with a Hard Money Loan to quickly purchase a property, I spent the last 2 years trying to balance out my debt from the program and debt from daily life.MY advice is DONT DO IT.

hi all I am new to Real estate and have been trying to buy a property for the last 2 years but it is not working out.

Last year I got my real estate license to enable me to look for deals and help other investors with a similar mindset as myself find places to start their real estate journey.

To answer your last question, I have a good sized portfolio so I keep about $100k in a bank to mitigate any risk.

Have had success doing Airbnb arbitrage the last year and a half.

I need to check data over last 5 years to see exactly but team has been on point.

Its a nice area, prices have doubled or so in the last ten years, but there are still deals to be had.

Eviction should be the last option, and it's crucial to understand the legal steps involved with help from a lawyer.