I’m currently working on reconstructing a house I own in Tbilisi, Georgia — deciding whether to rent it out or sell after improvements.

The ambulance lights are on, the peddle is to the floor and you better have a reputable surgeon (ie: Experienced STR BROKER and team) that you're confident in to support your prospecting, negotiating and post closing. - Thirdly: Mortgage rates are declining.

You’re in a strong position, a high-earning surgeon with substantial real estate equity, no need for immediate cash flow, and the ability to buy strategically while the market softens.

We are currently saving up in order to do the mold remediation and re-construction afterwards, and when that is complete we will move out and rent the house.

Instead, he insulted my profession as an ortho surgeon which indicates to me I was right about his videos. 

Quote from @James McGovern: @Joe Villeneuve quick simply means not having to jump through hoops to find an answer When I had my last surgery the surgeon said "Ah, should have you in-n-out in no time" I stopped him and said "No no no, you take all the time you need!"

In fact, it was 3 days prior to me having my shoulder reconstructed, which might be part of why this deal was stressful.

While insurance might cover the reconstruction of your property, the community's recovery could take years or, in some cases, never occur.

It is posisble that maybe you acquire a multi-family unit and there is a lot of renovation work required that can put you above the 750 hours but again, this will be rare.Against popular opinion, if you are new to your career as a Surgeon, I would focus 100% of your energy on learning your craft and try to build your salary / income.You will likely make a lot of money as a surgeon where the hourly rate spent on real estate investing will not be close to what you make as a surgeon.

That can cost you a lot of dollars.You should at lest be able to look at credit card records and bank statements to reconstruct much of the costs.