I went through a huge ordeal on a short sale where a coach house was not legally cert-ed and it took a few weeks before the listing agent convinced the zoning board to add it.

It was very interesting and I am glad I did it, but it's crazy time consuming (I general'ed it myself ), ties up so much capital and is quite risky actuallly - "spec home" is short for speculation after all.

If you are true investor whether it's stock market or real estate, you need to look long term to really reap rewards until you are momentum investor or day trader or seasonal REI. 

I have a short-term rental property and a long-term rental property.

Short term, I am interested in single and multi family properties. 

@Cindi Short I'll definitely shoot you a message when I'm in town.

My stock n bonds don't drive drunkGood idea or not?. 

I purchased a “duplex” last year using cash from a private lender with intentions of doing a cash out refinance shortly after.

Such plans are purely a means to diversify your retirement savings and allow for investment opportunities beyond the stock market. 

Long story short, my wIfe and I have flipped two houses in three years, so we’ve been bitten by the bug.