In place of a flat fee I can see the transition being something based on referral (did my buyer agent get me a trades person, lender, home inspector, etc.

I'm presently a facilities engineer by trade, who does some construction and maintenance for landlords on the side, hoping to get back into the private real estate game.

There are some teeth to HICPA since it works in tandem with the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law ("UTPCPL").

With property insurers’ profitability and trade combined ratios improving, we can expect some relief soon.

., you will come out on top just take a bit longer so you need to underwrite that in mind.If the former, I would do a combination of fixed income, private lending, and note buying and trade the arb.

We don’t want to find ourselves as a Jack of all trades and a master of none.

And remember, the Federal Trade Commission warns against pay up front loans:  https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/a...Lendbase is able to skirt around this by claiming that they are just a "broker" and not the actual lender.  

But I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world.

maybe you and your husband can trade off making trips there to build a network in person? 

I'm more concerned about appreciation and equity so I'm willing to trade the cash flow for it, but I don't want to be in a situation where I'm barely breaking even and the stress that comes with it.Looking for ideas how I can tap into that equity to grow my portfolio but still getting some kind of cash flow to be able to make the monthly payments1.