For our listings we normally focus more on the interior photo quality, and we sometimes do video walk throughs, etc.

And looking into some new building innovation to potentially do some build to rent locally and in other locations at a really low price that I should be able to basically BRRRR each one but as a new construction at a low build cost instead of the Rehab, but will still appraise at normal housing prices so I should be able to refi right out of them with $0 money left in them.

If 1031 is not viable, then i would assume that i'll be just be taxed on the Net $5,500.Would this be just treated as normal income rather than capital gain?

Our construction general manager on our team is advising us against doing this right now, unless you are ready for longer than normal construction times and higher costs.My opinion is to look for value add if you can.

It really depends on your lifestyle and investment strategy.

Biggerpockets can offer a lot of opinions, its up to you to shift through and decide how you want to invest and how it will fit into your lifestyle.

Besides ROI, which has been the main focus, its up to you to decide if the strategy fits into your lifestyle and gets you closer to your long term goals or not.I agree with @Melanie Dupuis in that it will be the mortgage brokers job to present an attractive case to several lenders and get you the best product.With my original comment, no, I did not imply that if something doesn't meet 1% rule it is always still a good investment.

Cash flow has returned to near normal and it's hanging in there so I'm taking it one day at a time.

I'd be happy with a second cat, charge another $25 bucks and have tenants forever.We have been pet friendly for over ten years, I think our pet rents alone are well over $1,000 a month and I do not see a pattern of negative impact on properties - some isolated issues yes and normally they are very willing to pay for it, but kids are way worse than pets.

I had a company come out for $100 and it caused more bugs, which is normal.