Hello @Bethany S Labrinos congrats on getting started on your real estate journey. 

and - if 35K is everything you've got - savings, emergency fund, money for real estate... that is not a huge cushion. 

I am evaluating a real estate deal using BRRRR calculator and need help understanding why my cash-on-cash return (CoC) appears as infinity (∞%), even though I have actual cash invested.

Joining BiggerPockets is a fantastic first step – it’s where so many great real estate journeys start.

In Real Estate, TIME IS MONEY.Getting a rehab loan done quickly is worth paying an extra few points in order to be efficient as you will be able to expand your BRR business which would yield results greater than the increased cost of capital that hard money brings.In order to escape a scarcity mindset you need to understand that money is in theory unlimited, they print it.But can you print time?

Why not talk to a local agent or 5 and see what they think?

The Investor Who Wouldn’t Let GoOnce upon a time, in the bustling city of Crestwood, there was a real estate investor named Michael Carter.

I have gotten a lot out of listening to the podcasts while I drive, and then I often order the business or real estate book that the guests recommend. 

I would get an opinion and recent comps in Flood Zone a from a few different agents to make sure you are doing your due diligence on the resale market in that flood zone, especially with the recent hurricanes 

You can have an IRA-owned LLC (aka Checkbook IRA) to buy real estate with it or make any other alternative investments.