You have the skillset and business to save on value add for flips and the BRRRR strategy so you can pay more than investors who need to find a contractor.

I don't know how much more I should plan on fixing or investing into it.

In my opinion, a more moderate quarter-point cut would have signaled confidence in the economy's underlying health.

If the rental is more than a day trip to visit schedule some time to inspect the rental in the first 1,3,6 months.

The larger the mortgage, the more likely you are to refi.

These types of lenders often have more flexible criteria and can help with refi for rental properties without all the strict conventional guidelines.

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But with every successful transaction, my confidence got a boost, and I got more comfortable taking on bigger projects.

A minimum of 10-15% down is required though Thanks, sent a private note to learn more.   

If you are building from scratch, see if you can buy a corner lot to build a duplex that has one driveway/garage on one street and the other on the other street-they look more like a large single family home until you go around the corner.