Now, I am also realizing the power of leveraging equity from other assets—like my house hack—and even explored partnerships to spread risk and build a stronger position.

A 2 bedroom in town verse a 2 bedroom that overlooks water are completely different things. 

If you’re open to exploring this route, feel free to reach out!

The only concern we run into is occasional foundation issues near the river, towards the south east side of town.

If house hacking is not an option, you can try out-of-state investing and check markets you are comfortable exploring. 

For anyone in real estate, it’s definitely worth exploring how private money can align with your goals—whether you're borrowing or lending!

Quote from @Laura Morlock: I have an opportunity to purchase a very beautiful and unique property - striking century manor house directly on the river, 1.5 acres, huge detached garage/workshop, in a quaint little town 15 mins to two major cities and a little under an hour west of Toronto.I know the property inside and out, it's turnkey, and I would love to own it, but I don't know what to do with it.

There are small communities in Texas where the 3 or 4 small brokerages in town just keep a list between themselves or have created a Facebook group among themselves to promote their listings.I have run across a few Brokers over the years that just worked with buyers in the purchase of HUD/VA foreclosures and were not Realtors and therefore not members of a Board/MLSHowever, in any MLS that I have been involved with if the Broker is a member of the MLS, all of their agents are also required to be members. 

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.

This is my second step into this world.Quick introduction about me:I'm 28, I live in a small town in Quebec, Canada.