Taxes and Insurance have probably both gone up 30% over the past 3 years. 

For example, I have an inspection coming up Oct 1.

Most likely, this will be deductible as "start-up costs" once you actually start your business.

it is very difficult - much more difficult than advertised, and more difficult now than it was a few years ago because of the increase in interest rates and the heightened competition for distressed deals.the issue is this: you're up against other investors and businesses spending tens and sometimes even hundreds of thousands of dollars a month on marketing. 

If you can bump that up to two years, vacancy halves all the way down to 7.7% (2 divided by 26).

A Heloc is a open end mortgage like a credit card so its an additional trade line on credit, cannto never be used as an Asset, PITI reserve, and its a DTI killer in most cases.A heloc is also usually set up on a shorter term versus a mortgage, carries a Higher interest rate, and most carry a interest only with a prepayment penalty.

Lining up your commercial lending.I suggest, focus first on small commercial multifamily: 10 ~30 units.

Welcome to BP from right up the road in Austin!

I am here to learn about real estate investing especially the BRRR method.

Did you ever follow up with the buyer to see what they ended doing here?