This might be better if you’re uncertain about refinancing or want to keep more liquidity for other opportunities.Since you’ll move in 5 years, it really depends on how confident you are about refinancing.

These are the pros and cons of these markets as I see it: Riverside: Larger units with more bedrooms; I can afford better neighborhood with less crime (50 percentile); properties are less old but ugly. 

I should clarify a couple of things - the city is abandoning their current drain line as its undersized and installing larger pipe next to it so can't be a trenchless pipe but would have been nice. 

Out-of-state investors typically focus on larger cities like Louisville or Lexington, which dominate about 75% of discussions I have with OOS investors unless it's an STR market.

The larger ones are much cheaper per square foot but the rents for the 1,700 to 2500 sq ft cabins have come down as have their prices. 

Leverage magnifies return. 3) The effort involved in adding an ADU is comparable or larger than a rehab associated with a BRRRR.

However, if you have a more extensive portfolio or plan to become larger in the next year or two, I would look for a double-entry system that allows bank reconciliations.

The MLS is the larger cost of the two that I truly don't need.

If you’re really set on building a portfolio, this might be a good way to go since it’ll give you the liquidity to take on more properties.BRRRR: If you’re leaning towards long-term rental income and portfolio growth, the BRRRR method could be an attractive option, but you’re right to consider the numbers carefully.

We were interested in rolling money from a sale of a triplex into a larger property.