For those of you who are starting out and want to learn more about real estate depreciation and cost segregation! 

DM me if interested.We have a very active real estate community here from CTREIA and meetups from @Brandon Rush, @Stephanie Cabral, @Devin Peterson, @Ryan Luby in central CT.  

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.

I would try not to tie up any of the principal in down payments.Personally, I had a family member do this same thing, but they used an investment portfolio as the collateral instead of real estate.If you play your cards right, this might be the only short-term money you ever need.Please let us know what you end up doing.

Figure out the cost to sell, usually 5% to the real estate agent, sometimes a "concession" fee, and other closing costs.

I’m based in Atlanta, GA, and currently exploring passive real estate opportunities in the area.

I swapped from CapitalOne to Baselane about 6 months ago and it's been highly beneficial to my little real estate biz.

-Legal Protection: A real estate attorney should draft the seller financing agreement to make sure your interests are protected.Final ThoughtsThis might be a pretty awesome first project if you can work out some sort of low-down, seller-financed deal with sweet terms.

Our names go on title and our loans have the real estate as collateral so they are “secured loans.”  

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