While it’s a helpful quick filter, the bigger picture—appreciation, tax benefits, loan paydown, and compounding growth—often tells a much better story over 5-10 years.The key is balancing cash flow and long-term gains.

Quote from @Trent Reeve: Quote from @Bruce Woodruff: Quote from @Issa Joseph: I DIDNT GET IT LOL for now my business plan doesn't support this purchase but an extra 10k per unit per year profit is significant growth in revenue But ask yourself - how much of this $10k increase (remember alleged) could you gain yourself by doing research and asking questions on this forum.......? 

I have bought notes based on bank saving time legal fees and property damage during the foreclosure process, if you were buying residential paper I would look at the foreclosure timing first if it is like Wisconsin you can get the banks attention if it a very fast moving process like I am told florida is note purchass can be difficult

In reality it was quite a number of other people doing it together and the person making the post only owns a small percentage and they’re really making the post in order to gain limited partners. 

Portfolio = Income derived from financial instruments like dividends (including REITs), interest, royalties, and capital gains.Mostly income w/out loss potential, and favorable tax rates.Cap losses may offset cap gains w up to $3,000 loss.

That's a wash and not worthy of attention.

When driving for dollars, don't just focus on fixer-upper houses, pay attention to the vacant land lots that you will find.   

It seems often that people will dwell on books, articles, podcasts and other sources and really just need a bit of personal motivation by peers to get out there and take that risk to start gaining those Street Smarts. 

You will gain the rewards down the road.3) You 'should' claim rental uncome from any source.

I agree with @Connor Hibbs's comment on terms for first time flippers and if this is something you want to start doing more frequently I'd look for lenders that offer some type of rewards program to gain better terms through doing repeat business.