You may be profitable, but I'd prefer to avoid the possibility of having to do unnecessary repairs or not holding my tenants accountable for damage when I know their actions might have caused any unforeseen damage. 

I have to decide if im going to use a new injection of capital from the sale of my primary residence to:1) Hold in treasury bills at 4.5 percent until I find another property to purchase2) Pay off one of two existing mortgages, one at 3.75 percent and another at 4.5 percent3) Just find something to buy that beats either of those percentages on paper and be done with it4) Possibly loan out some hard money/broker it to a friend to allocateIts never an easy decision, but its a good problem to have.

Flipped a house with a pretty extensive mold problem but all drywall and flooring was replaced. House was sold a year ago and sellers are threatening arbitration. I did not disclose any mold issues as I believed it wa...

I know many agents have been coached to use a scare tactic that in theory a seller could refuse to pay any buyer commission, but that is an incredibly remote possibility.

It's important that anyone reading your claims about BAM understand the risks involved in these investments and that it's possible if they send money in they will never get it back out.

Quote from @Wale Lawal: @Damian WalkerAs a real estate investor, it’s your job to find motivated sellers every possible way you can.

However, be prepared for limited inventory, higher competition, and possible compromises.

If I waited longer and was able to pull more equity then I could possibly buy a multi family property like a duplex or triplex.

The shelters and foster networks are incredibly overrun, and I want to be responsible and not hand them off to random or possibly cruel strangers.

Lot next door- possibly building additional home someday.