for double closing you would need your funds to buy then sell it to end buyer at premium. there are transactional funding companies that can lend the cash for a fee.

The money that you end up owing to repay the loan over the 5 year term is now post income tax money unlike how you traditionally are supplying your 401k with pre-tax money.  

Repeat the process to earn a $73,375 gain, which you roll over once more to end three years with about $174,000 and a 348% return.

If your home is newer, requires little maintenance, and doesn't experience a vacancy for at least 12 months, your $300 cash flow can build up a tidy reserve to get you through.

This has nothing to do with real estate experience. 

Have been talking about getting into real estate investing for the last 2-3 years and finally pulled the trigger on a 3 unit house hack in Soulard that will be closing later this month and will be self-managing the property.I'm trying to network a bit with other investors, build a solid team of contractors / handymen, and set my systems up in way to scale, but also so my tenants have a good experience.

Both Raleigh and Greensboro have their advantages, but with your experience in Greensboro and proximity to Cone Hospital, MTR (mid-term rentals) could be a strong option, especially for traveling nurses or medical professionals.

I can price and use AI all I want, but I'm wondering about real life experience what to expect?

A key lesson is to start small and build steadily—don’t rush into big deals before gaining experience.

One of our residents was robbed outside of this property and we ended up paying for the resident to move out and sold this property.