Everything I have seen under 200k here are complete tear downs.

The tax benefits refer to the tax deductions from mortgage interest and property tax.The returns mainly rely on appreciation, and the cash flow only improves in the last few years, also depending on securing the 5% refinance rate.I've learned a lot from this forum, but as I start to operate on my own, I'm still not completely confident.

He responded that “Final accounting will be completed and all funds are being sent out at the end of the month with all other owner draws."

House hacking has completely changed my life (I've done it twice in Reno, NV), and I highly recommend it as a strategy starting off. 

Makes complete sense to purchase a property that breaks even or loses money.

I think it would be really lucerative to get into commercial spaces as well but as of right now we are primarily entertaining SF homesCopy - glad you have good things to say about DealMachine.

If I had not been, then I would have a lot of projects only half completed and a lot of investors very angry with me. 

Purchase price: $260,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Sale price: $535,000 Complete gut, new front and rear walls, all new electric, HVAC, plumbing, roof, deck, windows, interior What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

So, while I completely understand your perspective, I’m looking for a way to balance taking calculated risks with creating a stable path forward.

.- We also negotiate a reasonable completion date, depending on the Scope Of Work (SOW). --- Who gets all the phone calls and wastes time calming a tenant down because the owner's contractor doesn't show up as scheduled after they took time off from work or a 3 day job takes 3 weeks?