Seems to be a lot of moving pieces here but I'll start off with the fact that I would need to know more about the situation to thoroughly advise on what is going on.In a lease purchase agreement, you will not recognize capital gains until the property is actually sold.

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I have $15,000 saved and a relative willing to lend me $2,000.

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I wrote a Blog on this very subject.You will eventually learn enough to be of help to yourself, just keep doing it and record the prices so you can start to get a feel for SF costs.One thing I can offer is this website,I have checked them out and they are fairly accurate , you enter your zipcode, I just hate for people to be off by even $10k, that could be your profit on some projects, right?

Starting to invest in real estate means setting clear goals, gaining hands-on experience, and learning a lot.

Everything that I know I willingly share for free to anyone who wants to get their start in flipping.

Also you can save a lot of money if pm has their own handyman employees and do not need to sub out all repairs. my experience is that STRs outperform LTR by enough to cover the PM fees, utilities, and additional furnishing costs but not much more.  

This will save you on subscription costs.If you want to discuss any of this further, I'm happy to answer questions and help walk you through it.Best of luck!

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