Andrew, honestly just keep going.You'll be worth 8 figures soon.Not many people love their jobs, but it puts food on the table and you are clearly good at it if you've been doing it so long.Use some extra income to start getting into RE investing.If you get a seller to carry 15% in 2nd position, you just need a 10% down payment.Its tough to do but everything in life takes sacrifice.

but it sounds like your mind is made up on this mentor.. flipping right now is a pretty tough gig for a beginner depending on market. very low inventory then sky high rates for your buyers. so use caution be careful also make sure you have a GREAT RE Broker who knows the values and what you should and shouldn't do in the rehab to maximize your returns. these things are very market specific U simply need to make sure your matching what is expected in the market you choose.. 

I don't know about cheaper insurance (yet), but at the event I went to, they said that insurance companies were advised/required to NOT price them higher just because they were concrete homes as opposed to regular construction.I do think it's feasible that eventually they'd have lower premiums as they prove to be more durable/less risky.

Might be tough from area to area, but I typically find that homes built before 1950 that were converted from single to multi family are 9 times out of ten - a full gut rehab and way too expensive for first timers.

He’s clearly trying to play a tough guy, but it’s irritating that he decided to play it this way.

I appreciate that Propwire is free, so I'll continue to use it unless the data proves to be inaccurate. 

For me to put someone in my Philly Suburb network where the entry points are 150k - 200k, I ask people to show me 80k to prove they can do a deal. 

I can prove to you that you are wrong.

A good friend of mine in Tampa got his claim rejected for “pre-existing” damage, but because he had photos and videos taken just before the storm, he was able to prove otherwise and get his claim approved.File Your claim Immediately:In Florida, you have only 7 days to report a claim after discovering damage, so move fast and keep a detailed log of every interaction-every phone call, email etc.

That 2% is a tough hurdle and can still move up.