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I was intrigued by the topic of "opportunity zones" discussed on the BP Podcast episode 269 (the one about RE & taxes).As I understand it, it seems almost like a "1031 exchange" type of investment vehicle but rather than property<>property, you could use other equity assets like stocks or mutual funds to invest in designated opportunity zones in low income neighborhoods via opportunity zone funds.

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All types of properties, SFR, condo/townhome, and multi's are selling and very competitive.

I had an inspection on the building, but inspectors are "generalists" and don't really dig into these types of issues. 

Those are the "conforming, conventional" types of loans. 

.- What type, if any, insurance would I need while subleasing to cover any liabilities (tenant sues for some random reason)?

Also, the site will tell you what type of property the condo is that you are referring to.

If that is based on comps, then you probably already have a lot of that equity with doing zero work, the work would only add marginally more equity, so in theory you could see what type of HELOC you could get now instead of spending $30k on rehab and then seeing.