The biggest challenge was closing as COVID-19 was hitting the population and beginning renovations on the property while preparing to reside in it and both of us deploying in the next year.

@James Kim I think that @Dan Heuschele and I agree that cash flow is not the biggest contributor to ROI and you have a high ROI but not a high cash flow on this property so far and likely in the future.

In theory yes and in the short term yes, the biggest gainers from remote working trends will be outlying areas like Santa Cruz, Napa etc versus out of state location s like Montana or Idaho etc.But I also think once Covid talk dissipates office culture will take over and old habits WILL return.

That is the biggest mistake tenants make when they are unable and don't plan to pay is staying in the property.

hello fellow investers i am new to real estate and i am looking for books to read im going on deplyment soon with no internet and looking to expand my knowledge my goal is to house hack a duplex in san antonio TX in the next two years while i go to the university of texas at san antonio to get my nursing degree and become an officer in the air force. looking for any recommendation that has imporved your knowledge ive only read rich dad poor dad and have the bigger pockets beginner guied. 

Biggest part of the challenge is jumping in and doing it, you did that

Hello all, I have searched around the internet and I can't find info on building an addition onto a BRICK house.

The biggest watch out is property taxes - that part of town, esp newer developments, tend to have higher tax rates due to MUDs/PIDs/WCIDs.

You can grab basic move-in checklists from just about anywhere, and I'm sure there are probably a million of them across the internet, available for free.

"I noticed a lot of short sales popping up"My biggest issue, if it is listed, is the RE agent is almost always a rep of the owner and NOT the bank.This means that an owner just wants out, but unless the broker is working for the bank, you'll probably have to do the due diligence of finding the right person at the lender to approve the deal.