One is under contract in which I plan to 1031 into something larger and the other I just plan to keep as the contract expires soon.

While I don’t plan on flipping the house, I intend to use the property for short-term rentals (STR), and based on my research, it seems like it will perform well either as an STR or a long-term rental (LTR).Any ideas on how I can source the financing or recommendations for better lenders would be greatly appreciated!

If the numbers make sense, the plan is to approach the seller and attempt to get a lower price for this "2-story" building which has vacancies, since that's what the owner is selling.

Has anyone try this program?

Timothy, congratulations on owning your own place, monitizing it, and having these plans already in your head all at 22 years old!

I'd expect and plan for this each year.

And is it something you see yourself sticking with long-term, or do you plan on exploring other asset classes?

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If your goal is to scale, I would suggest running your numbers with property management costs included from the start.Also, if you plan on adding more properties soon, I would avoid anything that needs too much renovation upfront.

I doubt we will buy off the MLS but I am trying to find a good way to visualize MLS data so that I can plan our next purchase and get a "steal" that I will have instant equity or rehab for equity with the goal of getting a decent HELOC going.Because real estate values are so location based, it is hard for me to process the data on a spreadsheet, because I'm constantly trying to project it onto a map in mind.To know if what I'm looking at is a deal, I would like to be able to see $/sq.ft. data visualized on a map with either current listings or preferably sold properties.