So, depending on your household income, price of the properties, and the terms you negotiate, you can determine how much you can afford to pay for both homes.  

I can afford living there as my primary residence but I would like not to have to and just flip it.

If you can't afford the required down payment and closing costs how are you going to afford any sort of repair, maintenance, vacancy or other unanticipated financial shortfall? 

I'm considering exiting our MF project and putting that into our own OZ fund because (a) I believe in the product focus and (b) I think there will be better buying opportunities in the next 8-12 months and OZ gives me the flexibility to look for those deals (180 days to allocate, 30 months to complete). 

If rents are still affordable in these areas and supply isn't outstripping demand, I'd say you have  good case for investment in new construction product or even value add deals.

Hey I’m learning about real estate investing and I was curious to see how can I make a space more productive.

Good Morning...Today is Tuesday and being much like any other typical day in the real estate investment biz my mind is focused on what I can bring to my team in terms of work output, creating new leads and overall productivity.

.- Affordability: Wage growth has lagged cost of housing growth in the U.S. over the past 35 years.

I would love to find an area, that still has affordable opportunities. 

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