I've somewhat committed to the idea of 3 drawer chests in place of nightstands on each side of the bed, but even those are not cheap and don't save you that much compared to 2 nightstands plus a shared dresser per room.

Do you find that people send lenders a couple of properties to get DSCR loan approval for, or do people just commit to one property early on and go for the DSCR loan?

I am commited to purchasing my first propery this year.I look forward to connecting with the BP community!

For this purpose, the SEC defines “the date of first sale is the date on which the first investor is irrevocably contractually committed to invest.”

I've found the RE community to be super collaborative and supportive.It can be a little overwhelming at first, but if you're committed and use the resources available, I'm sure you'll succeed!

Making the initial move is sometimes the hardest, but you can develop a profitable real estate portfolio with commitment and perseverance.

It is entirely possible to manage your own taxes and educate yourself but this is time many can't commit to.

Here's some info about what's happening in Metro Detroit recently, By the way, no one else is committed enough to gather & share this type of info about their marketplace with supporting proof.Volkswagen Scout Brand investing $11M in Detroit, 200 new jobshttps://www.teslarati.com/volkswagen-scout-11-million-detroit-investment/Hotel Added to Hudson Site, total over $1.4Bhttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2023/11/02/hudsons-site-hotel-plans-move-ahead-as-city-issues-permit/71426631007/Detroit west side Dexter Neighborhood Receives $21.5Mhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/11/01/neighborhood-on-detroits-west-side-receives-more-than-215m-in-investments/Norway’s Nel Hydron investing $400M, 517 new jobshttps://businessfacilities.com/nel-hydrogen-will-build-400m-gigafactory-in-southeast-michigan#:~:text=In%20Southeast%20Michigan-,Nel%20Hydrogen%20Will%20Build%20%24400M%20Gigafactory%20In%20Southeast%20Michigan,green%20hydrogen%20using%20electrolyzer%20technology.Chase invests $200M in Detroithttps://www.axios.com/2023/09/28/detroit-rebound-jp-morgan-investmentGilbert Foundation invests $439M in Detroithttps://www.henryfordmsu.org/news/september-2023/gilbert-family-foundation-announces-nick-gilbert-neurofibromatosis-research-instituteBollinger Motors investing $44M, 237 new jobshttps://michauto.org/bollinger-motors-plans-44m-metro-detroit-investment/15 New Detroit Developments to Be Excited Abouthttps://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/15-new-detroit-developments-to-be-excited-about-photos/Slideshow/32734721/32735392BorgWarner Investing $20.6M, 186 new jobshttps://www.crainsdetroit.com/auto-suppliers/borgwarner-invest-206-million-create-186-jobs3 International Companies Choose Detroithttps://www.detroitregionalpartnership.com/international-investment-comes-to-detroit-region/District Detroit $1.5B Development, 12,000 temp jobs, 6,000 new jobshttps://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/11/15/district-detroit-1-5b-development-to-include-housing-retail-hotels/69649853007/6 New Residential Developments in Detroithttps://detroitisit.com/6-new-residential-developments-in-detroit-to-know-about/$2.5B New Center by Henry Ford Health, Pistons owner and Michigan State Universityhttps://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/02/08/incredible-investment-in-our-city-25b-detroit-neighborhood-redevelopment-to-begin-in-2024/$300M Huntington Place Renovations & New Detroit Hotel https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/huntington-place-renovations-new-hotel-deal-reachedYou'll also want to be careful about falling for the misleading "let me help you by sharing my story" posts of members like Joseph Bui, who are really just trying to entice you to contact them so they can sell you properties.We are very open that we're here to get people interested in our Detroit market to do win-win transactions:)

Lesson: if you are attempting to commit fraud it’s probably ill advised to have a sitting President as your victim.Utilizing a substitution of collateral is in NO WAY FRAUDULENT.  

Hopefully you don't have to commit to any extreme sacrifices to make your dream come true, but you do have to ask yourself what you ARE willing to do.