@Kylie Gerstein the department of developmental disabilities may work with group home providers in your area who could use this type of home.

Some situational pressures are a somewhat wobbly rental market due to economic conditions (Nike/Intel layoffs). 

Nobody does it in our area. 

If you need to do a renovation and you have no contacts in the area, how is that going to go if you haven't done remote reno before? 

Passive Activity Loss RulesIf you are a real estate investor that doesn’t qualify for REPS status (discussed in #5 below), understanding the Passive Activity Loss rules is crucial.

Not I, but I am sure people who bought in pop up markets during COVID are as those markets shrunk back after (i.e.

Thank you for taking the time to reply - in fact, I was just thinking about this and yes, I believe that I would - the reviews and information that I have gathered all suggests that the businesses in the area are simply awful - and it would be interesting for them to have some competition.

If you are a seller willing to pay portion or all of a buyer’s commission, make sure your  listing agent knows that and is aware of how much.

only you know (or should know) what the numbers are.Obviously the “cash flow” would go towards paying back the HELOC, so we wouldn’t see any of that income for a couple of years. and if you're just paying down the interest on the HELOC and not the principal, then the HELOC will still be due in its entirety after the draw period ends. make sure you are looking at this accurately.We just always hear about people getting started buying their first property, and even on a lot of the webinars we watch they run the numbers, get a couple hundred dollar cash flow deals and call them good. yes - in a lot of cases this is because (1) the assumptions are unrealistic, (2) the buyer bought when interest rates are a lot lower, (3) the buyer is spreading repairs, management and other costs other an entire portfolio and not a single property, (4) the buyer is managing themselves and doing all of the repairs themselves, or (5) some combination. 

My initial focus was on flipping, holding, and selling residential single-family homes in college areas, which provided a solid foundation in the nuances of real estate.After completing my degrees in late 2018, I transitioned my portfolio to a trusted partner (with whom I still collaborate) and relocated to Columbus.