Is it better to buy a fixer upper and actively work on it as I'm living in it so I can increase the appreciation for when I sell and move onto the next, or is it more possible to allow appreciation to occur naturally and build up my property ownership over the course of years and sell out in the end.

I am wondering if I asked our loan officer for the new interest rate since we haven't technically completely signed and put our 20% down, would that a be a complicated process of having to apply all over again?

I budgeted $40/mo because my hope was to get 1 of the tenants to do it and apply that credit to their rent as our PM has done that with other multi's in the past.

They only know that you are applying for a primary residence and that you are married based on the application.

Sorry, that's human nature and no set of laws changes that.

Leave them on the original lease as M2M and just apply the annual rent increases as normal.All my tennats are M2M.

In addition, because of the nature of my job I’m able to absorb 9-10 hours a day of podcasts.Can I bother you for book recommendations—especially conceptual?

Sorry IDK why, but I never got a notification about your post...Our timing was terrible as we wrapped up in the holidays (note to self lol), and traffic has been slow, but those that have applied have been really interested and with one exception, pretty good quality renters.I'm still looking for renters for 1 of the 3 (and one has a short term renter till summer). 

You mentioned wanting to house hack so i think this might apply for you. do some research on your particular state but i know that in my state i can purchase a multifamily home with a FHB program as long as it doesn't have over 4 units and i live in one of them.

I'd rather see the thing knocked down.Is this an accurate conclusion about the nature of cash flow investing to the exclusion of appreciation?