The second strategy is to buy class-A areas with good schools, but they cost around $450k or above, it's definitely out of my planned budget. 

She's been there this entire time and i've had no issues; win-win-win!!!

I think this is steep given the list of damages so I was wondering what might be the best strategy here or if anyone has any advice?

After living in the primary property in Orlando I figured we could move back to New England and rent that property out which seems like a win-win as far as getting a conventional loan rather an investment loan.

Cost segregation studies also have multiple benefits including:Accelerated depreciationTax deferralIncreased cash flowRemember, that cost segregation is not a tax benefit to reduce your lifetime tax burden, but instead shifts when you pay those taxes to help implement more efficient investment/portfolio growth strategies.

I'd be happy to connect sometime and talk about our local market here in Boise and best strategies to help you meet your REI goals. 

STR and MTR are still intensive, but we have a market well suited for this and have identified many investors from the Bay Area using this strategy.

It's hard work and takes knowledge vetting flippers and their contractors, understanding rehab costs and time lines, knowing ARVs, and keeping capital deployed full time from flip to flip (which is necessary or your annual returns decline to levels that could be achieved with a less risky strategy). 

Hello BP community , I am based in Houston, buy and hold will be my investing strategy.

I've been chewed out by agents for backing out deals with low(er) DDs because I did my DD and found too many issues, and I have had some try to pressure me into massive DDs which I did but fortunately did not win.