Rentals are also hard because they are so expensive .

Building new sounds great, but it's usually way more expensive per square foot when you factor in land, materials, labor, and permits.

Renting out your current SFH would be a great opportunity especially if you have a lower rate.

Make sure property is “self supporting” meaning sufficient income to produce some cash flow after operating expenses and debt is paid.If one does that, they are set up for a profitable long term hold.If one invests in a prudent manner and is never in a position where they have to sell, they ultimately win.The top or bottom of a market is never known until 6 to 12 months after the fact.I’m a long term investor - my capital is patient.Here’s a question to ponder:If you could buy a property today for $1M, knowing it’s value would drop to $950,000 over the next year but would be worth $1.5M in 5 years, would you buy it today or hope to perfectly time the market and get at $950,000?

All the comforts of home, and not that expensive...

The property cash flowed well and covered our expenses in 2021 and 2022 with short-term rentals and about 80-85% business use, but it did not rent as well in 2023 (oversaturated rental market, change in travel restrictions, weather etc...) and dropped to about 65% business use and a negative cash flow of about $15K.

It is possible, but harder to do and more expensive, once I move out of a house. 

I’m also interested in banking with a community oriented bank or credit union, black owned bank/CU, or similar, but interest rates there are often lower than online HYSAs.

LLC's are great, but it's probably overkill to have one for each property, as that can also get expensive to maintain.

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