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title: Real Estate - Second Home vs. Rental
slug: real-estate-second-home-vs-rental
published_at: 2019-11-04 13:00:00 +0000
updated_at: 2022-11-20 20:12:35 +0000
summary: Thinking about investing your money into real estate? In this episode, we talk about the difference between investing your money into a second home vs. an investment property. We also discuss the benefits of having a short term rental property. 
description: &lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding us on social media&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Purchasing a second home&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choosing a lender and why rates are higher for investment properties&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Investing more money into your downpayment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Renting out a house as a short term rental&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding tax breaks with your investment property&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Remodeling homes&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating a budget for a short term rental&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/32lAQQA\&quot;&gt;Calm - magnesium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;http://howyouspendyourdays.com/about/\&quot;&gt;How you spend your days - Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;http://emeals.com/\&quot;&gt;Emeals - Dave Ramsey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.instagram.com/avillatheory/\&quot;&gt;Instagram - AvillaTheory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://twitter.com/AvillaTheory\&quot;&gt;Twitter - @AvillaTheory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24582378?s=67&amp;amp;shared_item_type=1&amp;amp;virality_entry_point=1&amp;amp;sharer_id=29995039\&quot;&gt;Our Red House - Airbnb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/34JrjVb\&quot;&gt;Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/34Ldd5L\&quot;&gt;The Switch Bag - Danielle Fabri and Angela S. Bigotti&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/36K45jm\&quot;&gt;Wahl Cord/Cordless Clippers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=\&quot;https://amzn.to/2NSDbgv\&quot;&gt;Professional Barber Cape&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
duration: 2395
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author: CJ Avilla

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# Real Estate - Second Home vs. Rental

*Published: November 04, 2019*
*Duration: 2395 seconds*
*Podcast: Avilla Theory*

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## Show Notes

&lt;div&gt;We talk about:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding us on social media&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Purchasing a second home&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choosing a lender and why rates are higher for investment properties&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Investing more money into your downpayment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Renting out a house as a short term rental&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Finding tax breaks with your investment property&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Remodeling homes&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Creating a budget for a short term rental&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;We recommend:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/32lAQQA&quot;&gt;Calm - magnesium&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://howyouspendyourdays.com/about/&quot;&gt;How you spend your days - Podcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emeals.com/&quot;&gt;Emeals - Dave Ramsey&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.instagram.com/avillatheory/&quot;&gt;Instagram - AvillaTheory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/AvillaTheory&quot;&gt;Twitter - @AvillaTheory&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/24582378?s=67&amp;amp;shared_item_type=1&amp;amp;virality_entry_point=1&amp;amp;sharer_id=29995039&quot;&gt;Our Red House - Airbnb&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/34JrjVb&quot;&gt;Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/34Ldd5L&quot;&gt;The Switch Bag - Danielle Fabri and Angela S. Bigotti&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/36K45jm&quot;&gt;Wahl Cord/Cordless Clippers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://amzn.to/2NSDbgv&quot;&gt;Professional Barber Cape&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;


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