If you're aiming to house-hack a primary residence or purely buy an investment property consider the other wealth building pillars of RE.

In my opinion, the inspection itself is purely a money grab for the City if not for the excessive fee of the inspection but also the pulling of permits to follow to fix the violations.

So although the initial pace is slower than a pure fix n  flip model it escalates quickly.

I got my license purely for more visibility on the MLS for my investments.

Decision is fueled with a little more emotion than one just based on pure numbers, but it feels right.

If your properties are pure for investments, I would suggest as soon as possible so that you can have legal shield protection to protect your personal name.

Comparison is the thief of joy, HOWEVER, it also makes us our own hardest critics.

Also continue to refine your criteria as this well help the process go smoothly.From personal experience, I've also found lots of joy from disconnecting and recharging by doing things you love (besides real estate lol).

I’ve talked with several hedge fund managers lately about these risks, and everyone I talk to agrees that there needs to be a substantial return to make it worth it (assuming it’s purely for investment and not leisure).

Second of all this is a purely hypothetical situation that I was curious about the answer.