It always amazes me when misinformation gets rewarded.

With absolutely no prior experience investing in real estate, I'm getting to the point/age where retirement from corporate America is getting closer and closer, however I still have 2 kids to put through college over the next 2-6 years.

As others have mentioned, you typically need some liquid capital to get a deal done even if a hard money lender was funding 100% of the deal for you. 

Can you go and get it yourself?

Great question and always worth getting a second opinion.. especially when it comes to inherited IRAs.

Akku, solid move getting into real estate early.

Hey DeAnton, did you get your proforma built for your duplex?

Hi Shyam Sridharan I would recommend to get a contractor to make all the changes.

Testing different outreach methods, tracking what gets real responses, and cutting out what’s just wasting time is key.Some days feel like a grind, but I remind myself that every call, email, and connection is either moving me closer to a deal or teaching me something valuable.

They can fix them to get their SD back or you can deduct that without them saying "it was like this before".