Under IRS Publication 523 for 2023 dated February 2024, I qualify as "Service, Intelligence and Peace Corp Personnel" and for "qualified extended duty" (page 4& 5 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p523.pdf).

Networking in these groups will help you build connections and possibly uncover off-market deals.

If everything checks out, they could be a solid option for your first investment deal.

It's a super affordable real estate market where you can still find deals that hit the 1% rule and positive cash flow/great cap rates.

If a seller refinanced a house at around 220k and has about 120k left in mortgage, but the house also appreciated to 450k, how do I structure a subto/seller finance deal?

There will be good deals and bad deals.

Looking forward to supporting with your next deal!

@NA NASince this is your first purchase, focus on finding a property where the numbers work, rather than just any deal.

I recently came across 1 acre asking for 314k in a very good residential and growing location, so the current owner has added 4 manufactured homes with 4 electrical meters, 4 septic tanks and only 1 water meter for al...

We may find a handful of deals this year.