I am planning to househack it and move into the 3/1 with my girlfriend (soon to be fiancé hopefully).

They attract reliable tenants, hold value better, and don't require you to take on the headaches that often come with deeply discounted homes in rougher areas.Appreciation and cash flow are both important, but starting with something in a stable, in demand area near the market's median price often sets you up best for long term success, especially if you’re investing out of state or looking for a more passive approach.

This allows you to gradually recognize the gain as the buyer makes payments on the installment plan you two agreed on. 

I’m still fairly new to real estate investing…I’ve turned a couple of my personal homes into rentals and later sold them, and I’m gearing up for my next rental.I’m based in Houston and would love to connect with other local investors and learn from the community here.Thanks,Brian

Great question—and welcome to the world of real estate investing!

As I'm just starting with investing it's really frustrating finding good potential properties but not having funding.

She has expressed an interest in real estate investing and my thought is that she could start right there by here school.

i can't take my eyes off islandview and east village - so many new builds in these up-and-coming areas. plus land is cheapest there (of the new build neighborhoods).these are the 10ish neighborhoods in detroit where developers are building new housing stock.30+ new build sales in last 12 months: half sold for $227-300 per sqft. half sold for $301-418 per sqft.build to rent: new builds rent for $2.00-2.57 per sqft.in our R2 zoning, you can build a duplex by right, and you can build up to 8 units with site plan approval (there are minimums, likes frontage and lot square footage requirements, but there's a lot of potential with our zoning code). what do you think abt these prices per sqft?

Real estate investing can go a bunch of different ways, so having the right people around you makes a huge difference.Definitely start by finding an investor-friendly lender, agent, and title company—people who actually understand investment deals and aren’t just used to traditional homebuyers.

We've decided to fill the two units as long-term rentals (LTRs) and plan to rent out our unit as a short-term rental (STR) for a couple of months here and there when we travel—depending on whether we receive a permit for STR.Really appreciate all the input!