Would it not be much wiser to avoid all the headaches mentioned above by buying a property at a perfect time (as was the case here in Europe around 2015), wait for it to increase in value as for example by now that same apartment has doubled in value since 2015 and sell it while looking for exceptional deals and use that profit from selling the apartment for buying a second apartment and keep doing the same.In other words, just going for capital gains and eliminating all the potential disasters and unnecessary work mentioned above.What are your thoughts?

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@Natalie Weyant The idea of house hacking is to eliminate your housing expense while also purchasing a property that can be a future investment.

I have been informed by my loan officer that we no longer have the option to cash out refinance our rehabbed properties at the typical 6-month seasoning.  It has changed to 1 year.  I am looking at other options to ge...

I would rather you err on the side of caution than give me a "pipe dream" remodel budget.Work to eliminate variables, and be honest when you can't.

How to use effective, multifaceted structures to reduce or eliminate taxes.

Thought maybe it was eliminated

The Board might reconsider the decision, opting for completely eliminating the lanes or turning them into express lanes, but that will take another study period of around two years.

Rents have increased, we've done cash out refi's to pay down higher interest loans, and by selling units we bought that had high appreciation and using those proceeds to eliminate debt that increased our monthly profits.  

As a first-time investor, it is beneficial to eliminate as many moving parts as you can and get your feet wet.