I had been discussing this property with the owner for a while and saw its potential—distressed but with strong fundamentals and built-in equity.The deal was a great opportunity to apply creative financing, secure a property with minimal upfront capital, and build long-term cash flow.

Relationship Building: How will you get to know the borrower?

I personally like the buy-and-hold strategy and we help clients who share this long-term, wealth building mindset. 

Where we fit into the "turnkey" model is that our marketplace specifically focuses on newly built properties or renovated homes in good markets with property management in place so you are not having to try to self manage from a distance or build a team on your own.

My biz partner and I 100% believe community and building authentic relationships in the real estate space is so important for growth.

I guess they have more land to build there so it might reduce the appreciation there?

The biggest question I would ask is how well they know the area such as neighborhoods and do they have connections to building a CORE 4 such as great contractors, property managers, attorneys, etc

The Simplified REI brand (you can find it on facebook or BP) are some really good meetups.

The idea is to leverage pre-existing networks in a way that builds instant credibility and gets responses fast.If you want to implement this strategy, here’s a link to the exact resource we used:👉 Spreadsheet Link Here (just make a copy for yourself)I also recorded a short video walking through how we set everything up, but since BiggerPockets has rules against sharing that kind of content, feel free to DM me if you have questions on execution.Anyone else using creative co-living marketing strategies that are working right now?

You buy RE for the sake of building wealth.