Practical strategies, in this case, can assume a starting point for a person with "x amount" to invest and is ready to start today.

@Prashanth Mahakali has done about 100+ new builds here in Chicago and would be a great person to connect. 

I've been reading up on 203k loans as a means to acquire a main house and then fix up a garage as an ADU. 5.

Can you personally get that right now?

The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Tuesday issued a temporary fix that allow homebuyers and investors using VA loans to pay for their real estate agent's commission - i.e., the buyer-broker fee. 

@Gerardo Waisbaum, is this personal capital or LP capital?

I’ve flipped in the dc area for years, right now there is just money & in the vast majority of cases there is high likelihood of losing money, right now the best investments in the area imo are buy & hold, I’ve even gone full circle and while I really liked value add for most of the last decade I think in a lot of ways new construction especially in more affordable markets (I’m personally a big fan of the eastern shore market) is a much better way to make money long term than flipping and brrring while I know they are sexy & certainly you getting a huge paycheck is great, there just isn’t any money in it right now, especially in nova. 

I would hate to lose the lower rate loan and not be thrilled to give up the prop 13 savings.

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