That's a great way to learn from others who are in the same boat or farther ahead of your curve.

I now inform all prospective buyers ahead of time that I will send my painter in as a 1 time courtesy once they complete their move-in to touch up hallways.

Happy holidays to all and wishing you a prosperous year ahead. 

I forged ahead, moved into the house and used credit cards to partially improve the property before they maxed out. 

You will start to see people that are a few steps ahead of you in life and investing and can see 1st hand the results. 

I live in Raleigh and the area is booming and I see bright future ahead.

My advice is dont put so much down and instead buy a Primary and an investment rental all in one step.May sound crazy moving into a new state and also buying a rental but your already way a head of most investors. 

Since I undertake a number of projects with passive partners who maintain ownership interest in the LLC, I often have to negotiate this with the banks ahead of time as I customarily solely guarantee the debt and that's my LP's expectation.

This should all be known ahead.

I'm interested to hear about this due to rate hikes and optimism in the real estate world coming in the year ahead!