The best numbers here are usually on value add deals but depending on your build costs new construction may be an attractive option. 

Then you will have the ability to choose from 3-5 agents.

A lot depends on whether the current tenants have written or verbal leases, whether they're year or MTM, your strategy for getting it rented if the current tenants leave, etc.

Depends, are you buying it for a rental or to evict, reno then flip? 

Well I think it is all dependent on the deal.. if the house hack ends up having better cash flow than the BRRRR after the refi, it might make more sense to house hack.

Really depends on how much you're looking to spend.

Your price point can get you a pretty nice condo depending on where.

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Depending on your amount you may want to consider a debt fund too as its less work and your money is deployed/paying you interest so you do not have to keep finding deal after deal. just some food for thought

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