I'm planning to purchase my first SFH and do a house hack at the end of this year to get into the REI game! 

If you purchase more than you sell then you are adding additional depreciable basis. 

Purchase price: $200,000 Cash invested: $75,000 Sale price: $430,000 Pocket listing.

While overall retail spending is projected to rise 2.5% to 3.5%, consumers are being more strategic with their purchases.

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Purchase price: $400,000 Sale price: $449,000 Contributors: Peter Vekselman Partner Driven, alongside Matt & Penny Winfrey, bought a property on SE Blockton Ave in Port Saint Lucie, FL, on 8/29/2024 for $400,000.

Additionally, how should we go about finding this information?

Looking out of state (because of prices and more landlord friendly areas) but open to hear others successes in Cali investing (for first time purchases).  

@Joel RiveraRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

INCOME disparity is the issue to home purchasing.