The challenge for present day investors is with elevated mortgage rates and record high housing prices, the carrying costs and incentive to invest now can be restrictive. 

Could you house hack a duplex in the area? 

Securing a duplex and house hacking one side.

Hi, I am currently house hacking a duplex renting one unit tenants and living in the other.

Sellers get upset when you go into contract with the intention of negotiating post inspection report regardless if you get a good report or not

We inherited a house near the Blue Oval City project and listed it, but it's not selling as quickly as we'd like.

It will help you see your house's potential equity and present market value more clearly.

The entire house needs a makeover and a few fixes.

I took a 140k house on 5 acres and put 140k into renovations and it appraised for 375k...this took right at 7 months.

Land in michigan is less than in texas , north texas.I will give you examples on cost differences.Material prices are the exact same price if not a little less.texas framing price per sqft $2.00plumbing $9500hvac $9500concrete Labor only $2.00 per sqft  Concrete $180yd 5 sackdrywall $10500Electric $8000Ok here are the michigan prices , better sit down.framing $13.00 sqftplumbing $25,000hvac  $20,000concrete is about the same for materialdrywall $20000electric $25000Both quotes were for a 3/2/2 home with 6/12 roof hipPeople in michigan wonder why houses are so expensive , its because of the sub contractors.The plumber only has about $5000 worth of material to do a whole house but yet there still asking for $25000