The older and broken down the building is, the more you want to put away. 5% for repairs: Again, this will depend on the property condition, but I also reserve 5% for repairs because I have an old house.5% for lawn: If you plan to live in the area, I would just buy a used lawn mower for $100 and do it yourself.

I'd like to continue house hacking, but because I'm a real estate agent on 1099, I need a solid plan to generate more income to help with qualification.

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Yes so that’s my plan I wanna get into fix and flips to gain capital.

My plan is to refinance the land with hard money, pay off my debt (40k) with the cash and then take over my rental property.

If you plan on buying in your entity I would set it up prior to seeking any type of pre approval for financing.

Doing your homework, checking everything carefully, and planning well can help you avoid big mistakes.The best place to put your money depends on things like how the market is doing, what's happening in the economy, what you want to achieve, how much risk you can handle, and what you like.

Up to $69k annually double that with a spouseIf you have no plans on maintaining self employment activity and would rather go more passive then the SDIRA might make more sense. 

In order to compare them apples to apples, I'm planning to review them and also talk to the insurance agent of all three companies. 

IMO, if you loveee San Diego and you plan on staying long term, then buying into a solid house hack can be a big wealth builder for you and you will have a place to call your own in an awesome city.Good luck Orane!