You can consider faux leather chairs that can offer look of leather without the high price tag.

.- It's cheaper to fly friends and family in who know what they are doing, pay for their food and flight, and get help then hire it out.

I want to house hack a duplex but with prices so high what are you looking for?

I highly recommend being proactive and reaching out to people on this forum.

While I am currently looking for multi-family duplex/triplex with an eye to use BRRRRR in the north shore area (north of Boston suburbs like Chelsea, Revere, Saugus, Swampscott, etc) class B/C properties, I am wondering whether this strategy in a "tenant-super friendly" state like Massachusetts's with current high interest rates (and therefore high construction/materials/contractor costs) is worthwhile at this time.

The problem is that my HOA is so high that I will barely make any money off the rent.

I should probably give some highly corporatized reply or something, but honestly seeing Alan and Kirt's names drawn into a public forum is hurtful to me.

House flipping is attractive because the high velocity turnover of capital if done successfully but as Scott points out, purchasing the home correctly is the most important factor in a successful flip.

I highly suggest teaming up with a broker who truly understands the ins and outs of different underwriting guidelines.

I highly recommend you begin building relationships with people in your local market by attending meetups and asking people to grab a coffee or beer.