But multi families should be valued by being pegged to a cap rate for an area or the country etc that investors expect. 

Alternatively, suburbs like Sugar Land or Missouri City offer safety and good schools but may have a longer commute to Rice.

For about the past 2 years I've been looking for a house hack property in Columbia, SC within about 30 minutes of the law school here.

You can buy new outlets rated for aluminum wire .

Short term gains are taxed at your ordinary rate.Active income, though, is always taxed at your ordinary rate.

I also totally agree with what you said about response rates varying by market.

I've invested in Indianapolis metro area - SFH#1 is in a nice suburb with great schools and SFH#2 is in a Class C moving up to B area It's got a diverse job market.

Pierre Eade @Pierre Eade   Are you looking to pay off the HELOC just for a lower rate? 

This has been a side thing for us, and our accounting has been old school manual spreadsheets, along with rent collection varying from tenant to tenant (Zelle, PayPal, cash app, etc…) neither of us are great at keeping up with accounting which makes tax time a nightmare.

I purchased a property where there was a verbal lease, month-to-month, 0 security deposit, and the rent was 1/2 of the market rate... some instances you're better off having the seller evict 1st.