One guy I worked with...an old friend, actually...was petrified of taking on more debt until he snagged a short-term rental in Austin that practically doubled his monthly cash flow after a few months.Now, let’s not sugarcoat it.

A close friend of mine worked with a client who snagged a few acres just outside of town near the North Platte River.. it didn’t show up on the usual listings, but popped up through a local contact who’d been hinting at a seller looking to keep things quiet.You mentioned it’ll be a three-year timeline.. that’s actually not a bad window.

I have a friend in Louisiana that's crushing it and may be a good resource for you.

Outside of real estate, I enjoy spending time with family and friends and convincing myself I am getting better at golf each year! 

And the rules are also very landlord-friendly. 

I will be going down there in a couple of days, and interested in building/developing/investing, I am a licensed Mexican Architect, I have friends living there as realtors, US investors, and US builders ready to pull the trigger. 

@Mitchell TruongFrom the research I've done, Ohio is a great state for several reasons: it's a landlord friendly state, cap rates are 6-8%, even higher in some pockets, relatively low vacancy, lots of job growth and some population growth.

Recently, a real estate friend suggested I consider starting a title company, as he and his partners (primarily in commercial real estate, like strip malls) could bring business my way.While I’ve worked with title companies in my transactions, I’ve never explored the inner workings of how they operate.

While there are repurchase agreements on secondary market loans,if the bank does buy it back then they would hold it.Another reason not to sell to Joe, Bob and Joe are friends, Bob gets his note called, Bob calls Joe to be a straw man, Joe approaches the bank to buy and the bank agrees to a discount.

Have none become real friends?