The goal was to initially do a small renovation and add an additional room and bathroom to the already existing older home. 

He said cobrokes are so common that they aren’t going anywhere.

@Whitney Lares I kept my first BRRRRs as LTRs, I know MTR and STR have higher income potential but my goal is time and income, LTRs provide me that and the management of these in STL are much lower monthly % so it works for me.

Being a real estate agent is a huge advantage if the end goal is to become a successful investor. 

Your property sounds to be more unique, therefor likely making it challenging to find acceptable comps. if the property is common for the area, it's likely this could be a non-issue with the right lender. 

My goal is to retire early and use the minimum number of long-term rentals to do so.

I was definitely ready to be in a single family after 3+ years house hacking. 2) Figure out what your investment goals are and this can help you make decisions.

One common question is to ask yourself if you were to see your house on the market right now, would you buy it as a rental?

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