Realistically though, $50k is not going to go very far toward flipping homes – even low-dollar homes.

The industrial inventory is surprisingly low and the demand is still quite high.

We also live in Wisconsin where cost of living is relatively low.

In low appreciation markets where the return is historically not from appreciation (where appreciation does not noticeable exceed CPI) then it makes more sense to pay down the loan amount to increase the cash flow but there are still better options because F/F home financing (even with the rate increases) is some of the cheapest money options available.  

Interest rate and insurance cost in Houston will make house hack harder now but it is not entirely impossible. for particular Indepdent Height, arces homes, and highland height is a great area that is growing in my opinion. 77021 near medical center has some really nice streetLook for home that has garage apartment, duplex or big land to put up additional structure later on. look for area with low tax rate and no HOA. plenty of them around

Logan:  Yes, the rent covered my PITI as well as 5% for vacancy, 5% for maintenance and 5% for cap ex. 

I like Nevada because it's close to CA, low property taxes, landlord friendly and has strong tech and manufacturing job growth. 

(Again the seller is going through foreclosure so I assume they are low on cash) This is a short sale

Yet, securing traditional financing might prove challenging due to your tax returns and debt-to-income ratio, while ongoing maintenance costs could erode profits.

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