Are you doing this on your own, online?

It’s a reason some people call it the professional drug game....With that being said.

Real estate is a numbers game, and patience is key.

@Jean G.The reality is: it dependsIt’s a numbers game where you need to first determine: what yield do I want and what are the outcomes/ risks involved that could impact thatBuild yourself a financial calculator to understand this but also understand you need to know every process and how much it costs and how long it takes90% upb on a commercial property in a non judicial state with equity and default interest at 15% is a great deal but take that same asset in another state which also has long eviction laws and it could be awfulLastly bankruptcy could wipe out some of your lien depending on the type and how the loan was written.

The other options you are playing with fire as using a HELOC that is paying interest is essentially buying with 100% financing.Having no skin in the game has always been a high risk strategy and people were able to get away with it the past few years due to the money supply and inflation but I would not use that as the measuring stick.

For those of you who’ve been in the short-term rental game for a while, what’s one lesson you wish you’d learned sooner?

Mentees need to step up their game and make the offer to those who can help them.

Give Memphis a look, tons of opportunity to do it yourself and turnkey providers that have been in the game for a long time.

Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

There are several great ones in Dallas, but I'll bet these days most want you to have some skin in the game, so no 100% financing and also financing of renovation costs.