@Michael Corso most of the houses in my neighborhood are brand new.

I would then sell the existing as a primary residence and get that nice tax benefit.I would then live in the brand new house with all that wonderful equity for 3 years and then sell it as a primary residence as well.Splitting lots is a very popular strategy and if I have the option I would always do it.

For example, you could buy a brand new townhouse in our market right now for 265k that could rent for $1650/month.  

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I wanted to reach out to the BP family to gain some insight into the self-storage world. My family has a property that would be a great fit for self-storage units. Does anyone have any literature they woul...

So I've got a total of two audio books and about two days on bigger pockets under my belt. Want to get into flipping with the goal of being full time in real estate in max two years. That said I've got two kids under ...

If you're brand new to real estate, there is going to be a steep learning curve that might take you a bit to get up to speed on.

I purchased it brand new with a FHA LOAN at $160,000.

You can get a good one for $300-$350 brand new.Overall when tenants go from a landlord who has in their eyes ignored them these types of requests are not uncommon.

Old house was torn down, Brand new home was built.

I really would like to know the Pro's & Con's of both especially starting brand new into real estate.I have very little money to be able to invest at the moment (more to come in the next three months) so I'm not sure if Investing is the right option for me.