If you feel bad and want to save people money, start with a free pre-screening.

I'll start there! 

As a beginner investor based in the Seattle metro area, I'm eager to learn from your experiences and share my journey as I get started in this field.My current strategy is to focus on live-and-flip for the first three deals (looking for my second deal) to gain hands-on experience while building equity and learning the ins and outs of renovation and the local market. 

Quote from @Greg Gallucci: I'm starting to look into the Huntsville market.

If timing permits you can get a tenant into your home that you'd be leaving.If you are going to move into the new home you have a lot of options for better rates and lower down payments.Matt HowardNorthpointe Bank616.552.5730https://www.northpointe.com/home-lending/get-started/matt-ho...https://www.zillow.com/lender-profile/matt%20howard/

It’s been a learning experience, and I think this is the push I needed to start looking at properties that the value comes from the NOI.

What does the process look like from start to finish? 

Back to the DTI, if you want a quick down and dirty way to do it, start with the bottom line 24 on the 2024 return, then add back in Depreciation (line 18), and possibly interest expense (lines 12 and 13) IF it's also counted against your debt in the liabilities section of the application.

For property A at $900K with 4100/mo rent, would it make more financial sense to sell the property, take the proceeds and start a new investment in either stock or real estate?

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