Would love to connect and see how I can help.Are you looking at potentially doing GAP funding or are you focused on more 1st position financing?

Background:First-time home buyerUp to $100k for downpaymentOpen to explore different parts of the city or even other statesOpen to leverage FHA or DPAWilling to settle for breakevenReady to close ASAPChallenge:Finding a property that can fully cover the mortgage through house-hacking and breakeven or potentially cash flow in Vegas, or other no-income-tax states.Request for Advice:Scenario 1 - Stay in Vegas and find a property that is viable to house hackHow are people house-hacking in this market?

I researched Cleburne and think the area has potential, being the up-and-coming commuting town 30 minutes from Fort Worth.

This will help you to better identify potential opportunities.

It's not enough to review blueprints and designs on paper; a face-to-face meeting with potential  builders is imperative.

Jersey City Greenville PotentialAny thoughts on Jersey City Greenville potential?

I’ve qualified as real estate professional since 2021 and just found a potentially good opportunity to acquire a property in Mexico that would make for either a solid STR and/or eventually our forever home.I’m completely new to acquiring a foreign property- how to finance, what purchase process looks like, how foreign STR is taxed, does real estate professional status matter, etc. 

To your point, I was recently looking at Oklahoma City and Huntsville as potential locations and they looked promising. 

Even if you meet these requirements, depreciation deductions for luxury cars have limits, requiring fancy calculations and potentially resulting in tax hits.

Can potentially open a HELOC on this property.