If we get hit with any sort of inflation, this leverage becomes even that much more powerful.   

I plan on utilizing equity within a rental home to get the remaining down payment needed.

I need help with a solution to help my seller get out of her loan on her mobile home which is 24k remaining payoff amount.

I guess the real question here is i suck at excel and would love to see template examples of some sheets that auto calculate well like for when i input my expenses after rent like percentage saved for vacancy repairs and capital expenditures plus other miscellaneous expenses to help me remain error free. lasrt thing i want to do is realize i forgot something then have to re do the whole thing months from now.

I did some research and found compelling graphs for both angles, that we could remain plateaued for some time or that it could dive down.

Houston remains on the lower end compared to other major cities with a median home price between $175-223K and Median rent between $995-1500In the Top 10% for cities with the highest appreciation in the US. depending on what area between 4.42-7.21% (Houston) vs 3.37% (USA)As of 2018 Houston is #14 for cities with fastest growth and migration from other US citiesAs of 2019 Houston is #30 out of 125 cities for best places to live in the US Sources: neighborhoodscout.comrealestate.usnews.comrealwealthnetwork.comhar.comWallethub.comcensus.gov

Since we were paying for material, he agreed to take 25% once 25% of the work was completed, with remaining 75% once remaining 75% of the work was completed.

The chief economist quoted in this article says that Columbus continues to remain one of the strongest housing markets because of its population and job growth along with its affordability, and adds that, “Columbus homes may seem expensive for people living here, but it’s very affordable compared to other markets...”As a resident and investor, I found this article extremely encouraging, and if you are a RE professional in any capacity within this market, or if you're considering jumping into the Columbus market, you should be encouraged too.

Because that ownership interest for Party B increased with the addition of the in-law unit that was added, would that really impact the ownership/use test and holding period to where they now wouldn't be able to sell that property without incurring capital gains unless they remained there for an additional 2 years?

There are 2 months remaining on her short term lease of this vacation property