In Fall 2022 I bought a 3/2 (half of a duplex) in a neighborhood that’s in the early stages of up and coming, my thought was to get a rental to break even or lightly cash flow and appreciate over time as the neighborhood improved.

., Hapeville, GA 30354I've spoken to SketchHaus and an independent architect and it's averaging around $4,000 - $5,000 including the layout and plans to have approved permits.

About half"Sorry it's all I got Hopefully Scott Mac sees this threadBest of luck on your speech!

I’m planning to do house hacking as my first step. 

The plan is to make a quick purchase and refinance, installing a new well.

If you get scarred half to death and then get scarred half to death again, do you die? 

Accountants are in such demand, that the best are not even accepting clients half the time.The other problem I see often with accountants on here is that they specialize in larger investors, and have really high prices when you as a smaller investor do not need all the bells and whistles.Another thing I see is folks thinking they need to have a tax professional in their state.

Do you plan to live in one of the units or prefer to keep it fully as an investment?

Take into account what you're saving in rent (or not), how you're able to improve the property, and your plan moving forward. 

I plan on reinvesting the profits into another new construction, so I'm wondering if I can do a 1031 to avoid paying the capital gains tax.