Being a real estate agent is not easy, and you will work around the clock, but being able to help people purchase investments and homes is extremely rewarding.

To be honest, sending emails can be a weak strategy and your volume needs to be extremely high in order to get some valuable responses.

All of those numbers are extremely low and will never work for estimating any rehab in DFW.

This basement was redone two years ago with an incredible contractor who's well known in the area and the basement is extremely clean and spotless.

@Cristian Gaona I can't speak for the CA market directly as I know it is extremely competitive but; you could try driving for dollars, door knocking, speaking with property managers, calling landlords with homes for rent, etc and try to generate an off-market deal.

If you put it in an LLC but decide to sell it next year, you have lost potential homestead capital gain deduction on your taxes.In answer to your other questions, it is possible to trigger due on sale and HELOC issues, but unlikely.  

I don’t know if the basis step up rule would be triggered since your father is still alive but using a trust would save you in taxes (I think!)

This is what I have monitoring the front door of Tiffany's duplex for the next thirty days.Wildgame Innovations TX10B1-8 Terra Extreme CAMLOCKBOX Security Box Compatible with Wildgame Innovations Trail Cameras

Understand you have the extremes of all in on perm life and other are not.

Hey Larry,I agree with @Will Barnard - it's a personal decision but house hacking has an extremely high ROI.