sounds like I’m finishing things up and making them tight as possible actually reduced your humidity too + the dehumidifier a win win.

My wife and I have overextended myself in the past, too -- the jump from 3-5 was tough for us with expenses we weren't ready for.

It's not too beige or deep of a color.There are so many elements to a home, paint is one of them, but what about the trim and cabinets and countertops too?

You don’t need 200,000 because now your dream home now requires $400,000 (don’t forget it’s appreciating as well too).  

is this what everyone else is hearing too?

If next question is how can a person get around all that and make it happen, I did that too. 

They always have covid masks on too.

I was thinking that the banks might cover a first time buyer 3% fee but it makes even more sense that the government would do it too. 

Sometimes it’s defense too.

Quote from @Carlos Ptriawan: also since most of the advice in BP is coming from sell side, the return we got is the normal return hence why I am no longer interested.I am interested to gain abnormal return.my exerience- making 80k-100k per flip from 500k home is possible, only in CA- Out of state could be a good appreciation vehicle too- the wealth builder is created when we invest in expensive state only (CA/HI) with at least two properties- invest locally is thousand time better than investing outside because of the potential it creates- househacking and ADU is finance freedom LOLBut i develop a strong very atypical thesis also:- there' nothing passive about real estate investment- investing in syndication is more active than direct ownership- the risk of the unknown of unknown is the biggest issue in any real estate- at the end of the day, the probability of we as landlord is hitting problem with tenant/city is like 100% so be prepared- the difference between different type of real estate investment is the unknown factor and that's always the least discussed- strategy is always different depending on macro climate, if mney is cheap leveraging equity is the best, if money is expensive then buying debt is good option- don't chase best return but chase the most understood risk and capital preservation as a goal- not all RE investment has equal return/risk , syndication in multifamily for example is outsourcing all risk to investor while gp makes the most money lol- direct investment is always always better than indirect investment, except in certain asset class and extremely good sponsor that could find a noticeable return/risk reward.- donot follow the crowd, when everybody else is buying then it's good time to sell, vice versa LOL- if the math doesn't pencil, GTFO lol I do not agree with everything in this post but agree with a lot of it so I thought I would add my view.