@James Rodenberg aside from the time commitment, there is a skillset requirement to self manage.

Real Lenders don’t ask borrowers how many points to charge them.Real Lenders rely upon title commitment / CPL to send loan proceeds to a title company. 

Hi Everyone,I am making a commitment to be more active on here, and going to try to post here a few times a month and also answer questions from my perspective for the younger investors.As the title suggests, I am a long time RE investor, have 3 properties 2 of which I rent out (one is cash flowing $700/mo , YES) I control 1M in assets, have about 250k in equity total.

I wouldn't worry about any of that, but I'd want to see it in person before I committed to that.Find a good basement guy to go take a look, usually not the guy with a wrapped truck.

The reason I am leaning this way is because I have money but not the time (probably can only commit 10-15 hours a week) since I want to keep my W2 job. 

In Oregon the buyers deposit is generally fully refundable during the standard 10 business day contingency period (unless waived) and the difference in deposit could be interpreted as the level of commitment the buyer has towards the transaction, within reason.

She has committed fraud on her application, told us multiple lies, and has several things that don't add up between what she's told us and what's on her application.

The car expense surprised him, but by that point he was committed.  

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Understanding your risk tolerance, time commitment desires, and investment horizons is critical.