In terms, of Great Price, Fair Price, Overpaid.2.

Purchase price: $28,500 Cash invested: $178,000 Sale price: $250,000 Bought a 3 unit riddled with drugs or prostitutes from the city at the tax auction, spent a year gutting and consolidating all three units in two structures to a single-family home with an exterior side entry garage.

If you are a current owner, you are going to love these statistics:Median List Price= UP month over monthMedian New Listing Price=UP month over monthPrice Per Sqft=UP month over monthAvg days on Market=Down month over monthMedian days on Market=Down month over monthInventory=Down month over monthI don’t know if it could get much better for sellers!

But overall I am willing to try because the prices of homes in that area are extremely cheap compared to what I'm used to in Jersey where I live. 

The ones with really good reviews, and a high amount of reviews usually cost a little more, but do a good job.  

Buying in a high COLA with loss protection is a no-brainer in my book, but only if you expect to relo again.

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Investing in real estate can be highly rewarding—but it also comes with risks.

When we moved, we turned it into a rental, hoping this would be the start of our real estate journey—something we’d like to continue once my husband retires.Some key details:My husband is active duty and will retire in 3 years.We have one final move coming up this summer to Raleigh, NC.Our current debts are crippling us—the high interest makes it tough to stay afloat every month.The plan me and my husband are thinking bout:Sell the rental property.Use the proceeds to pay off all our debts, set aside emergency funds and a down payment for our next home.Free up $1,500/month from debt payments, and that also can stash in a high-yield savings account.Regain full VA loan entitlement, allowing us to purchase a multifamily home and use the house hacking strategy for up coming move.Avoid capital gains tax, since April marks five years of ownership, and the tenant’s lease ends in May.This wasn’t our original plan, and we hate the idea of using our equity to pay off debt.

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