Hey Robin, thanks it's actually a creative finance deal with some value add opportunity, so I'm really looking forward to learning a lot from this Nice - sounds like a cool way to start Thank you, Robin, this is my first deal after literally being in tutorial hell(watching many videos trying to learn the strategy) so I'm really excited about this

In times of economic stress, people may not choose to vacation in Las Vegas.

Let’s say you’re starting from zero in 2025—no properties, no deals, just the knowledge and lessons you’ve picked from BiggerPockets, books you have read and videos you have watched.What would you do differently this time around?

Will add though, that a good PMC will immediately alert an owner about what their property really is and the expected challenges.Unfortunately, a decent portion of the time we do this, owners either don't want to believe the Evaluation Video we send them or decide to sell.

I like to garden in my free time, this summer i noticed how much we saved with the garden and I've been watching more videos on personal finance.

Expect to spend a considerable amount of your time speaking to people.Expect to work dozens of hours/week with little to no immediate result.Expect most of your early interest from potential clients to come from your sphere of influence.Expect to go 3-6 months without getting paid (unless you do rentals which usually pay faster)Expect to be bombarded with distractions - mainly, people/companies marketing to you so that you choose their system for quick and easy buyer or seller leads.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

He rented the stores for office use, like a travel agency, and the other to a video store, when a barber shop of many years closed up.

I'm getting to a point where I might want to pursue a lender for future investments but am trying to understand how these lenders choose people to work with.These types of lenders are called "Hard Money" because they are not betting on the borrower. 

Use private money lenders and choose a conservative market.