Looking to invest in the Atlanta area for the year 2024.  Thinking of starting in whole sailing and move on to other way of investing.

Again, market conditions were (still) different - good deals were oh so easy to get.In the following year, I finally learned about BP, and decided to become a real “real estate investor,” which (I thought) “required” me to expand beyond just doing buy-and-hold.

I finally sold it for less than ten cents on the dollar.

We are on year 5 of this journey and finally "feeling" the benefit from monthly cashflow.  

Scenario 2 - 9.5% Yield (Multiple notes) vs Stock at 6%:For this scenario we are going to use the same numbers as above the only difference we are going to be buying a new note with all of the money we get after ever year.Year 0 - 12k to buy the note Year 1 - We have 3024.24 (252.02 * 12) Year 1 - We buy a second note 3024.24 at 9.5% for 4 years -- 48 payments of $75.98.Year 2 - 3024.24 (1st note) + 911.76 (75.98 * 12 -- 2nd note)Year 2 - We buy a third note 3936 at 9.5% for 3 years -- 36 payments of $126.08.Year 3 - 3024.24 (1st note) + 911.76 ( 2nd note) + 1512.96 (126.08 * 12 -- 3rd note)Year 3 - We buy a fourth note 5,448.96 at 9.5% for 2 years -- 24 payments of $250.19.Year 4 - 3024.24 (1st note) + 911.76 ( 2nd note) + 1512.96 (3rd note) + 3002.28 (250.19 * 12 -- 4th note)Year 4 - We buy a fifth note and final 8,451,24 at 9.5% for 1 year -- 12 payments of $741.03.Year 5 - 3024.24 (1st note) + 911.76 ( 2nd note) + 1512.96 (3rd note) + 3002.28 (4th note) + 8,892.36 (741.03 * 12 -- 5th note).Total: $17,343.6 While this second scenario does outperform the 6% stock market return, it only give you a 7.64% annualized return while is better, if we implement scenario 2 in a self directed IRA where lets assume they charge you $150 every time you buy a new asset that would technically be $750 less of profit giving you a profit of $16,593.6 and a 6.7% annualized return.

We categorize the problems into two groups:Deal Killers (or Deep Discounts): These include complete system failures, such as needing a new well or septic system, which significantly impact the bottom line.Deal Modifiers (or Small Repairs): These are minor repairs like hydrojetting the drain field, installing a new riser, repairing baffles, or replacing pumps/tanks, which can leverage a lower offer.Step 3: Making the Final OfferWe make our final offer only after a full system evaluation with remedies.

Finally, this is not for every investor.  

AirDNA finally did it.

In this method, the buyer makes regular payments to the seller over a set period and then makes a large final payment (balloon payment) to complete the purchase 

So what is the final casualty count?