Since you're 6-12 months away from buying, use this time to build investor relationships, master deal analysis, and secure financing.

. $150k down, 5 year balloon, 8% interest, no inspections, repairs, or appraisal, $20k over asking, and most importantly.

And right now, I am going to tear it down in 2025 and build a new house as my primary home.

In Franklinton there are plenty of large projects going on that will bring massive growth to the west side of Columbus, such as the Peninsula Development, which is a multiphase project that will erect a 24 story apartment complex featuring a grocery store, a multi use office space building, and a new hotel featuring a two-story venue. 

The location is in a booming area of McAllen, Tx with almost nowhere else to build and rents have blown up the last few years.  

While Airdna estimated annual revenue at around $45K, I earned $90K last year.Follow these three steps to build a solid foundation before calculating your mortgage and expenses.

.🔹 Ideal in Any Market – Whether home prices are rising or falling, lease options allow you to lock in today’s price while benefiting from future appreciation.Other creative strategies—like seller financing, subject-to deals, and the BRRRR method—can also open doors, but lease options remain one of the most powerful, low-risk, minimal cash out-of-pocket ways to build a portfolio.

Usually when I close on a house, the insurance company sends out somebody to do a visual inspection.

Fortunately, the Short Term Shop teaches you all of these things once you are under contract and through the inspection period.  

Really expedites the time it takes to reach FI when you can completely eliminate your housing payment and get into multis for such little down and start building equity/cash flow with each one.