Her and my dad own an extra lot next door and the neighbor asked if they could use the driveway until they had a chance to put in their own drive.

If you buy your own home, seek to pay it off ASAP first before buying the next investment (a safe, low risk path,) or use that extra savings to put a down payment for the next rental?

Adding an extra $500-600/mo in property tax makes a huge difference. 

I am trying to avoid transitioning from a construction loan to a traditional mortgage to avoid any extra fees. 

They are saying that I am responsible for the extra 30k. 

hey man, I can really do you good, could you give me a $20.00 for some gas and some smokes"." my truck has a flat and could you cover me a extra $50.00 for a new used tire"" my compressor got stolen, could you spot me a $100.00 so  I  can get a used one at the pond shop".

An extra 2 hours a day would be optimal, though.For hands-off, you're best house hacking... buy a multifamily, live in one side and rent out the others.

Hello everybody,I'm a software engineer with some extra time and money and I recently decided to get myself into the real estate world.

The last refinance I did on my owner occupied duplex involved an appraisal and the value was determined on the GRM not the comps which gave us a few thousand extra in the value.Good Luck!

Even adding value by making a half bath into a full bath, adding an extra bedroom, or knocking down a couple walls.