small profit Lessons learned?

Sold 4 of our 8 Selfstorage locations to take profits off the table and pay some debt down.  

For traditional loans that rely on personal income and DTI (Conv, govt), there is no requirement that the properties be profitable.

Make sure the numbers so that if you put in 60k to 70k you're getting some sort of annual net profit so you aren't having to feed the investment. 

Perhaps you can barter that for experience and, perhaps, a taste of the profits and then, later when you're capitalized, do what you're suggesting but now with experience and skin in the game.

As someone who deals and talks to real Private Lenders (small shops run by a guy who lends his own capital and doesn't use big box), they have a hard and fast business model that produces the rate of return they need to remain profitable and curb the risk on their cash.So the best product for a budding fix and flip investor is the bridge loan which includes acquisition money and construction money. 

.: Quote from @Theo Hicks: In ideal conditions:Pref equity receives higher ongoing distributions but no profits at saleCommon equity receives lower distribution and profit at sale (assuming their is cash flow left over after pref equity is paid and assuming their is profit at sale.In non-ideal conditionsPref equity may receive ongoing distributions less than pref, or no ongoing distributions at all, but the pref accrues.

I have found a few deals on the market lately for some clients that flip, the numbers still gave the flipper a profit and the rehab time was 5 weeks.

With margin trading of 20-25% of initial investment, when stocks market collapses with dollar cost averaging as a strategy  , leverage of the initial investment in stocks, the AAR can be more.comparable to most syndication (compared to 20% down payment in real estate).I have been following BP forums for the last 4-5 months and have spent almost 4-500 hours.

However, if the property is a long-term hold, the lower interest rate with a prepayment penalty can often result in better overall returns.Another consideration investors should evaluate is how prepayment penalties are structured - whether it's a declining penalty over time or a flat fee - because this can significantly impact their profitability when selling earlier than expected.