Purchase price: $64,000 Cash invested: $13,000 Sale price: $238,000 2 Bd/2Bath Condo a block from the beach What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

But things like changing faucets, replacing sink drain pipes, etc is fairly simple, it is just a matter of buying LOTS of different fittings so you are sure you have the best one, and return the rest.HVAC lesson learned was shut off the breaker to the furnace before changing a thermostat. 

Say, the lead is a FSBO sign on a property three blocks from your home? 

I supposed I fall into the "young professional" category, and I bought a house hack in an older neighborhood in St Pete (33712), blocks away from the hipster part of Central Ave.

Here in Pittsburgh, I won't buy a house if it doesn't have a full, poured-concrete or reinforced concrete-block basement.

All utilities would be under my name, proper insurance placed and I would change DMV and to the new address while we wait also, so I don’t see any red flags coming from this.. our current home is about 3 blocks away also and will become a rental when we are able to move, so insurance would be change to rental and place on new house as primary as soon as escrow closes?

The home is new construction and a few blocks from my current home.

Well, it still goes block by block there.

Plus I'm getting a feeling that bonus depreciation might be on the chopping block at least on old construction for 2021 tax season.

If the area makes sense for short term rental, you could go that route and block out the rental when you're in town.