You don't need to know everything to get started; you need a foundation to build on and the rest will come through experience and then refining your education.You can build a basic understanding of investing in 3-6 months.

In my experience, there are a lot of houses in Pittsburgh that need TLC and the initial closing cost are appealing, but a lot of those projects end up needing a huge cost in renovations and then once it goes back on the market, you're unable to get the value you need to make the profit you want.

This years higher than normal W-2 income coupled with the idea of being able to save a few bucks on tax has me giving more serious consideration to this idea. 

In my experience the fire wall between town homes is usually constructed using concrete block. 

Hi,Does any have experience with increasing the rent to the max allowed for an existing cithfheps NYC tenant? 

Since these costs have already been incurred years ago, do I still take them into consideration?

If you've been at this for 20 years, what has your experience been since the market went crazy in 2020? 

This is my first experience -- either they are professional deal killers in general, or I ended up dealing with 3 in a row who happened to be deal killers. 

If you don't, the risks could be (significantly) higher.I've been investing overseas with investors since 2017 before it was as fashionble as it is today and shared my experience in the forums by replying to hundreds of posts on the topic so feel free to check those out. 

@Aaron Dominy   Building supply chains have eased considerably in the past 2 months, thus the time-frame to build in Galveston has shortened.