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I recommend everyone always create their own IRR calculator as they can get pretty complex and oyu will want to understand all the inputs and outputs. we provide a basic one to those in our membership group but I always recommend build your own and understand not only the numbers but sensitivity that lines up with those inputs.If you are hard money lending thats simple as its just a column of dates and amounts for loan provided and monthly interest and points.

I may look to sell after it’s done or place a tenant, refinance, and hold as part of a portfolio I want to build. 

The actual mechanism for moving the LLC would be best to consult an attorney or tax professional.

We had no experience building a house from scratch but I did have a bank willing to lend to us.

My business partner and I purchased a commercial office building a few years ago with creative financing.

The other prefabs out there make the deal almost undoable to the point that it'd be better to go with a stick build at those numbers. 

Explore build-to-rent communities or mixed-use developments in emerging markets.

Working on large-scale data is great b/c sometimes it's all about how many owners you approach daily; the issue with over-the-top details is also getting lost in targeting specific owners and situations, aka focusers/tax liens, etc.

I was interested in this type of deal because I was living in the area for another year and needed to build equity as well as dip my feet into the real estate market.