Any city that I'm looking to invest in I always start by looking at population growth.

I have owned 3 homes in the past that I lived in. I

The predicament we are in is the property is not in the condition to charge that much for rent and we would also leave a lot of money in the deal once we refinance if we cannot get in there to fix it up.

Quote from @David Treat: What comes next in real estate now that Trump is in?I

What town are you in?Is

To offset costs, I’m planning to buy a duplex and pursue a house-hacking strategy:1.Rent out one unit as a long-term rental.2.Live in the other unit and rent out the bedrooms as short-term rentals (STRs) through a furnished rental approach.Before diving in, I have a couple of questions:1.Can I use a property for both short-term and long-term rentals?

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: There are probably more experienced people on this type strategy who will hopefully chime in.  I

Going in, I have a HELOC that I can draw about 60k from my primary and then 25k in cash.  

The market I'm working in is totally locked up.

One of the areas we see investors needing the most design help in is bathrooms.