Just starting out close to Panama City, Florida

[Bj Meadows]

Found this site today on a podcast and thought I would give it a try! Been a Special Education teacher for 25 years- trying to retire and have studied real estate investing... realize I cannot do my own flips after buying my forever home after the hurricane... but that is a different story! I am now looking at multiple properties that I am interested in for LTR or STR opportunities. One is a JUMBO that needs a TON of work- and trying to finalize that deal now- I hope. But in the meantime, I thought- why stop at one property? Why not purchase several because each property can pay for itself and I am seeing all of these lenders flooding my Facebook now that I have googled some loan options- and so many offer 100% financing... what am I missing here? If there are 100% loans... why isn't everyone doing this? Are they ALL scams? Can you legitimately purchase multiple properties with this kind of funding during a short period of time? What is the drawback? Also looking to find private lenders who deals in my area- maybe to get a better deal on this JUMBO I am working on. Looking at around 500K for purchase and rehab but the income potential is amazing! Any leads, advice, etc.- highly appreciated!